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Some see Antarctica as ‘last chance’ destination; for others, it’s a back -- DROP
Travel to nature-based destinations to socialize -- to celebrate anniversaries, honeymoons or to spend time with family for a holiday -- is a growing …
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Behavioral treatment for deficits of facial affect recognition in multiple sclerosis
A recent study has demonstrated efficacy for the behavioral intervention, EMOPRINT, for treating deficits of facial recognition in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS). The …
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Increased aortic diameter raises risk of heart attack, stroke
The diameter of the thoracic aorta is a biomarker for heart attacks and other adverse cardiovascular events in women and men, according to a …
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New platform optimizes selection of combination cancer therapies
Researchers have developed a new computational tool to select optimal combination therapies for patients with cancer based on the co-occurring alterations in a given …
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4 billion-year-old relic from early solar system heading our way
An enormous comet -- approximately 80 miles across, more than twice the width of Rhode Island -- is heading our way at 22,000 miles …
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Greater diversity in genetic studies helps researchers uncover new insights
Increasing the diversity of genomic samples can improve researchers' ability to identify important genetic markers for health conditions.
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Breakthrough measurement elucidates neutrino interactions
Physicists studying ghost-like particles called neutrinos from the international MicroBooNE collaboration have reported a first-of-its-kind measurement: a comprehensive set of the energy-dependent neutrino-argon interaction …
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Lack of marshaling ports hindering offshore wind industry
A new study finds that the nation's existing and planned marshaling ports, the assembly areas critical to building and deploying offshore wind turbines, will …
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How to find anti-cancer agents
Researchers have developed a novel substance that disables a protein in the cell skeleton, leading to cell death. In this way, substances of this …
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A small mutation can make Zika virus even more dangerous
Researchers have found that Zika virus can mutate to become more infective -- and potentially break through pre-existing immunity.
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Simulating supernova remnants, star formation in earthbound lab
When triggered by some external agent, shockwaves can propagate through molecular clouds of gas and dust to create pockets of dense material. At a …
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Modeling Earth's magnetosphere in the laboratory
Scientists report a method to study smaller magnetospheres, sometimes just millimeters thick, in the laboratory. The new experimental platform combines the magnetic field of …
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How biomolecule mixtures communicate, interact and adapt to their environment
New research breakthrough bridges a complexity gap between chemistry and biology and provides a new methodology that uses designed mixtures to engineer adaptive properties …
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Poverty, crime linked to differences in newborns' brains
Scanning the brains of newborns, researchers have found that maternal exposure to poverty and crime can influence the structure and function of young brains …
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Research pioneers new frontiers in plant-based food science
Modern methods of creating plant-based meat can yield high optical similarities and targeted molecular-sensory methods, but on a molecular scale, it appears completely different …
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Cell-derived therapy may help repair abnormal heart rhythm
Vesicles secreted from human heart cells may repair damaged tissue and prevent lethal heart rhythm disorders, according to a new study.
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COVID-19 household transmission is high, with children being a significant source of spread, study finds
A study indicates that SARS-CoV-2 spreads extensively in households, with children being a significant source of that spread. Approximately 50 percent of household members …
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What is causing the rise in black lung disease?
Silica exposure is a driving force behind rising rates of coal workers' pneumoconiosis, according to a new study that compared the pathology and mineralogy …
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Study finds top reviews, not average ratings, sway consumer decision-making
Collective wisdom dictates that online shoppers gravitate toward the highest-rated products. But new research debunks this and shows top reviews carry more sway in …
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Potential to reduce reliance on non-renewable fertilizers in agriculture
An enzyme that can help release phosphorus from its organic forms has been identified.
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Immunologists unravel battle plans of deadly coronaviruses
Researchers have unraveled new secrets behind coronaviruses' battle plans -- providing new insights into how these deadly viruses sometimes win the war against human …
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Recognizing an impending stroke
Subarachnoid hemorrhage is a type of bleeding stroke which can lead to a delayed ischemic stroke after just a few days. Researchers have shown …
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Sunscreen doesn’t protect as well as it could: Here is what is missing
A new article finds a strong link between the actions of free radicals and free iron in the skin -- a link that causes …
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Sunlight’s healing effects help imperiled green sea turtles with tumors
Helping green sea turtles suffering with large debilitating tumors may be a simple as sunlight. Turtles with fibropapillomatosis are treated at rehab facilities where …
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LED lights developed from rice husks
Milling rice to separate the grain from the husks, produces about 100 million tons of rice husk waste globally each year. Scientists searching for …
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Ultrasound gave us our first baby pictures can it also help the blind see?
While there are no successful non-invasive therapeutics currently available for the treatment of vision loss, researchers at have come up with a new idea …
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Bacteria generate electricity from methane
Generating power while purifying the environment of greenhouse gases should be achievable using bacteria. Microbiologists have demonstrated that it is possible to make methane-consuming …
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Engineering team develops new AI algorithms for high accuracy and cost effective medical image diagnostics
Medical imaging is an important part of modern healthcare, enhancing both the precision, reliability and development of treatment for various diseases. Artificial intelligence has …
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Long-term in vivo imaging technique developed to better understand and treat spinal cord injury
A research team has developed an innovative technology for in vivo imaging of the important biological processes involved in the injury and repair of …
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On the edge
When looking at images of the magnetism generated by nano-magnets, researchers revealed the phenomenon of 'edge magnetism': the magnetic material only retained magnetism on …
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Microscaffolds: A new strategy in tissue engineering
A new strategy in tissue engineering has been developed: Tiny spherical microscaffolds are created in a high precision 3D printer. They are cultivated with …
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Machine learning predicts conduct disorder in kids
Conduct disorder (CD) is a common yet complex psychiatric disorder featuring aggressive and destructive behavior. Factors contributing to the development of CD span biological, …
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Discovery reveals new way to inhibit key cancer driver, other mutated genes
Scientists have discovered a new way to inhibit the most commonly mutated gene underlying human tumor growth, paving the way for new treatments for …
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New study reveals that exposure to a group of widely used ‘forever chemicals’ may increase diabetes risk in middle-aged women
A new study finds that exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) - a large and diverse group of industrial chemicals found in many …
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Researchers map lung development after birth into late childhood
How do the lungs develop after taking their first breaths outside the womb? What cellular events and changes early in life give rise to …
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Researchers outline need for new approach to COVID-19 vaccine testing
Researchers present reasons to assess the effectiveness and safety of vaccines with both conventional and challenge trials and argue that pandemic preparedness should include …
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New 3D printing technique: A game changer for medical testing devices
Researchers have developed a 3D printing technique to fabricate microfluidic devices for biomedical applications at a microscale not previously possible.
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Omicron: Number of vaccine breakthroughs in cancer patients on the rise, study finds
For cancer patients, COVID-19 poses a particular risk due to their often compromised immune systems. Now, a study shows that, due to Omicron, there …
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Measuring endocrine disruptors in wastewater
Treating pollutants, such as endocrine disruptors, is an effective way to protect the environment. Endocrine disruptors are chemicals that alter the hormonal systems and …
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Research in human kidney organoids reveals target to prevent irreversible kidney damage
A compound called SCR7 supports DNA repair to prevent irreparable tissue damage and chronic kidney disease progression.
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Decoy particles trick coronavirus as it evolves
Decoy nanoparticles mimic cells, attracting viruses to bind to them rather than infecting healthy cells. Researchers tested the strategy against the novel coronavirus and …
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How to rejuvenate the immune system of elderly people and reduce their risk of infectious disease
A new study identifies a reason for why older adults are significantly more susceptible to infectious diseases than younger people, a critical societal issue …
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Critical benefits of snowpack for winter wheat are diminishing
Scientists are studying the complex effects of climate change on winter crops. Warming winters may sound like a welcome change for some farmers because …
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Lead as a social determinant of child and adolescent physiological stress and behavior
Lead is an environmental neurotoxicant that causes neurocognitive deficits and cardiovascular and metabolic disorders. It also disproportionately affects socially disadvantaged communities. The association between …
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Study suggests why most smokers don't get lung cancer
Cigarette smoking is overwhelmingly the main cause of lung cancer, yet only a minority of smokers develop the disease. A study suggests that some …
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UMass Amherst ensemble model most accurate for predicting COVID-19 deaths
The U.S. COVID-19 Forecast Hub, a collaborative research consortium, has generated the most consistently accurate predictions of pandemic deaths at the state and national …
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Heart inflammation rare among people hospitalized with COVID-19, study finds
A new study found that 54 out of nearly 57,000 adults (a rate of 2.4 of every 1,000) hospitalized due to COVID-19 infection developed …
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Smoking increased in those trying to quit during COVID-19, study shows
A study showed statistically significant and potentially clinically important differences between those who increased and decreased tobacco use during the pandemic. Among current smokers, …
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Innovative technology will use smart sensors to ensure vaccine safety
A new study enables developers to determine vaccine safety via smart sensors that measure objective physiological parameters.
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New transistor could cut 5% from world’s digital energy budget
A new spin on one of the 20th century's smallest but grandest inventions, the transistor, could help feed the world's ever-growing appetite for digital …
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Even in a virtual classroom, preschoolers can gain reading skills
A new study finds that children can develop key reading skills in a virtual classroom with other students.
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Light, oxygen turn waste plastics into useful benzoic acid
Chemists have discovered a way to use light and oxygen to upcycle polystyrene -- a type of plastic found in many common items -- …
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COVID-19 vaccine protects patients with inflammatory bowel disease from SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19 vaccines taken by people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which affects millions worldwide, safely and effectively protects them from the SARS-Cov-2 virus, a …
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Time-lapse images as the living brain responds to experiences
Researchers use manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging to capture time-lapse images of the living brain.
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New tool reveals how immune cells find their targets
Biological engineers have devised a new experimental tool that allows them to precisely pick out interactions between a particular B or T cell and …
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Understanding 'smart,' spitting archerfishes
A new article thoroughly examines the evolutionary history and anatomical variation of archerfishes.
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Engineered bacteria could help protect 'good' gut microbes from antibiotics
Researchers have engineered a strain of bacteria that can help protect the natural flora of the human digestive tract from antibiotics and curb the …
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Psilocybin rewires the brain for people with depression, study finds
Psilocybin fosters greater connections between different regions of the brain in depressed people, freeing them up from long-held patterns of rumination and excessive self-focus, …
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Researchers identify potential new treatment for metabolic syndrome
Metabolic syndrome increases a person's risk for diabetes, heart disease, and stroke, and includes conditions such as obesity, high blood pressure and high blood …
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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy shows promise for opioid addiction treatment
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy may help people being treated for opioid addiction reduce their methadone dose and better manage pain and withdrawal symptoms, according to …
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Certain personality traits associated with cognitive functioning late in life
People who are organized, with high levels of self-discipline, may be less likely to develop mild cognitive impairment as they age, while people who …
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Trainee teachers made sharper assessments about learning difficulties after receiving feedback from AI
A trial which used artificial intelligence to train new teachers to spot potential learning difficulties in pupils found that the approach significantly improved their …
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New protein discovery reveals the mechanisms of nitrogen assimilation in plants
Researchers recently discovered the protein inhibiting the formation of organic nitrogen compounds in plants. This protein, if manipulated, could potentially be used to encourage …
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Light-powered microbes are super-producing chemical factories
Researchers have found that engineering the light-dependent proton pump rhodopsin into Escherichia coli redirects carbon flow from cellular metabolism to biosynthetic product generation. This …
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Electron lens formed by light: A new method for atomic-resolution electron microscopes
Researchers have proposed a new method to form an electron lens that will help reduce installation costs for electron microscopes with atomic resolution, proliferating …
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Neptune is cooler than we thought: Study reveals unexpected changes in atmospheric temperatures
New research has revealed how temperatures in Neptune's atmosphere have unexpectedly fluctuated over the past two decades.
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SARS-CoV-2: Neutralization of BA.1 and BA.2 by therapeutic monoclonal antibodies
Scientists studied the sensitivity of Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 to nine monoclonal antibodies, some of which are used in pre-exposure prophylaxis in immunocompromised individuals. …
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Heart issues after COVID-19 uncommon in children and young adults, more research needed
The new scientific statement details what has been learned about how to treat, manage and even likely prevent cardiovascular complications from the SARS-CoV-2 virus …
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Friend or foe? The immune system collaborates with blood cancer cells
An international study demonstrates that the body's immune system attacks itself in a rare type of blood cancer. Consequently, treatment should be targeted at …
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Converting solar energy to electricity on demand
A new energy system that makes it possible to capture solar energy, store it for up to eighteen years and release it when and …
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Study sheds new light on the origin of civilization
New research challenges the conventional theory that the transition from foraging to farming drove the development of complex, hierarchical societies by creating agricultural surplus …
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Research helps provide scientific framework for psilocybin use in therapeutic settings
A new paper provides a scientific framework to help shape the rollout of a program in Oregon that will legally permit the use of …
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A single memory is stored across many connected brain regions
Innovative brain-wide mapping study shows that 'engrams,' the ensemble of neurons encoding a memory, is widely distributed including among regions not previously recognized.
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Children think farm animals deserve same treatment as pets
Children differ dramatically from adults in their moral views on animals, new research shows.
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Producing ammonia through electrochemical processes could reduce carbon dioxide emissions
Ammonia is commonly used in fertilizer because it has the highest nitrogen content of commercial fertilizers, making it essential for crop production. However, two …
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Dynamic rivers contributed to Amazon's rich bird diversity
One of the most contentious questions in evolutionary biology is, how did the Amazon become so rich in species? A new study focused on …
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Differences between the Moon’s near and far sides linked to colossal ancient impact
New research shows how the impact that created the Moon's South Pole -- Aitken basin is linked to the stark contrast in composition and …
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What shapes gut microbiomes of Alaska's brown bears? Location, location, location
A recent study of Alaskan brown bears (Ursus arctos) finds that there is significant variation in the gut microbiome of bear populations, depending on …
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Air pollution responsible for 180,000 excess deaths in tropical cities
Around 180,000 avoidable deaths over 14 years in fast-growing tropical cities were caused by a rapid rise in emerging air pollution, a study has …
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Key to success of drug-resistant bacteria
Researchers have uncovered how Gram-negative bacteria -- which cause a variety of drug-resistant infections -- build their protective outer layer, which could lead to …
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How T cell-derived interleukin-22 promotes antibacterial defense of colonic crypts
Intestinal epithelial cells line the inner wall of the gut, creating a barrier to dangerous bacteria like enteropathogenic E. coli that seek to attach …
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Toward high-powered telecommunication systems
Researchers have developed a fully integrated high-power laser on a lithium niobate chip, paving the way for high-powered telecommunication systems, fully integrated spectrometers, optical …
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Better, faster, energy efficient predictions
Researchers have combined reinforcement learning with numerical methods to compute turbulent flows, one of the most complex processes in engineering. The researchers also used …
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CRISPR gene editing reveals biological mechanism behind common blood disorder
Researchers have used CRISPR gene editing -- a type of 'molecular scissors' -- to understand how deletions in one area of the genome can …
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Dengue detection smartphone tech shows new hope for low-cost diagnostics
Accurate home testing could be used for a wider range of illnesses, as new research shows the capability of smartphone-powered tests for Dengue Fever.
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Crowning a quest into a very well-guarded secret: Structure of the kinetochore corona finally revealed
During cell division in a mother cell, the 23 chromosomes that carry the human genome must be first copied and later delivered to two …
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Old skins cells reprogrammed to regain youthful function
Scientists have developed a new technique for rejuvenating skin cells. This technique has allowed researchers to rewind the cellular biological clock by around 30 …
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Invisible helium atoms provide exquisitely sensitive test of fundamental theory
Physicists have developed the most sensitive method ever for measuring the potential energy of an atom (within a hundredth of a decillionth of a …
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New resource could provide clues on the past, present, and future of clownfish
Researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University have produced a comprehensive genome of the false clownfish, which could be used …
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Enhancing deep sleep
Researchers have developed a wearable device that plays specific sounds to enhance deep sleep. The first clinical study has now shown that the device …
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Engineered crystals could help computers run on less power
In a new study, University of California, Berkeley, engineers describe a major breakthrough in the design of a component of transistors -- the tiny …
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Kisspeptin: A new drug to treat liver disease?
A hormone that triggers puberty and controls fertility in humans might be developed as a treatment for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, according to new …
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Human gene variant produces attention deficit disorder-like problems in mice
Mutant mice are providing scientists with a new neurobiological framework to understand the brain changes observed in distractible humans who carry a common gene …
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Computerized, rolling DNA motors move molecular robotics to next level
Chemists integrated computer functions into rolling DNA-based motors, opening a new realm of possibilities for miniature, molecular robots. These DNA-based motors combine computational power …
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An immune ‘fingerprint’ reveals path for better treatment of autoimmune diseases
Most autoimmune diseases are easy to diagnose but hard to treat. A new article proposes using your unique immune cell fingerprint to rapidly identify …
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Nano particle trapped between mirrors works as a quantum sensor
Sensors are a pillar of the Internet of Things, providing the data to control all sorts of objects. Here, precision is essential, and this …
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Cell biology: How mitochondria report stress
Researchers have discovered the mechanism by which the protein DELE1 detects organelle stress. This offers a possible new approach for treating neurodegenerative diseases.
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The role of genes in prenatal responses to air pollution
Exposure to pollution during pregnancy can have many adverse effects in infants and children that can even extend into adulthood. For example, air pollution …
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High-ranking naked mole-rats are more resilient
Naked mole-rats are full of surprises. The latest is that higher-ranked mole-rats most likely have an immunological advantage over animals with lower social status.
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