Extracting something from nothing: A bright glow from empty space
Particles travelling through empty space can emit bright flashes of gamma rays by interacting with the quantum vacuum, according to...
Human activity can influence the gut microbiota of Darwin’s finches in the Galapagos
Junk food irresistible even for birdsCredit: Sarah Knutie In the Galapagos Islands, Darwin's finches drawn to junk food are experiencing...
Royal Academy of Engineering technology chair for Strathclyde professor
Credit: University of Strathclyde A Physics Professor at the University of Strathclyde has been awarded a prestigious Chair in Emerging...
ASHG announces 2019 winners of International DNA Day Essay Contest
Contest addressed familial disclosure of Huntington's disease diagnosisCredit: Lakeside School, Seattle, Washington ROCKVILLE, Md. - As part of its celebration...
Research calls for analysis of corporate ethics in the global sports industry
A new book co-written by a University of Kent sports scientist recommends corporations and organisations engage more effectively with communities...
Caffeine gives solar cells an energy boost
Credit: Rui Wang and Jingjing Xue Scientists from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Solargiga Energy in China...
Songbird-body changes that allow migration may have human health implications
Credit: Paul Bartell Penn State Songbirds that pack on as much as 50 percent of their body weight before migrating...
Fitting a right hand in a left-handed mitten
Credit: Valentina Arkhipova, University of Groningen Many biomolecules come in two versions that are each other's mirror image, like a...
Researchers, patients meet to discuss Stevens-Johnson syndrome
Meeting to take place April 26-27 in Vancouver, Canada Scientists and patients from all over the world are gathering in...
Québec siblings with rare orphan disease lead to discovery of rare genetic diseases
Discovery of mutations in ACTL6B gene offers insight into brain development Mutations in a gene involved in brain development have...
Analyzing colon cancer proteins and genes uncovers new potential treatments
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Analyzing both the entire set of genes and all the proteins produced by colon cancer...
Structure and degradation of circular RNAs regulate PKR activation in innate immunity
Covalently closed circular RNAs (circRNAs) are produced by precursor mRNA back-splicing the exons of thousands of genes in eukaryotes. They...
Blood cancer’s Achilles’ heel opens door for new treatments
New findings about a fatal form of blood cancer could aid the development of new drugs with significantly less harmful...
How to get rid of that skunk smell? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, April 25, 2019 -- Skunks are nocturnal animals that prefer to keep to themselves....
New technique uses power anomalies to ID malware in embedded systems
Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Texas at Austin have developed a technique for detecting types...
Fishing for cures: New zebrafish model identifies drugs that kill pediatric cancer cells
Model developed by Mass. General investigators allows single-cell visualization of drug response A new animal model developed by Massachusetts General...
’13 Reasons Why’ and young adults’ risk of suicide
Beneficial and harmful effects seen from viewing season 2 of the Netflix seriesCredit: Annenberg Public Policy Center. Published in Social...
Tech fixes can’t protect us from disinformation campaigns
US should focus on the psychology of false beliefs COLUMBUS, Ohio - More than technological fixes are needed to stop...
Vascular surgery after firearm injury associated with increased morbidity and mortality
First report to document in-hospital outcomes related to major vascular injury in patients treated for gunshot injuries (Boston)--Researchers from Boston...
Developing a model critical in creating better devices
Credit: Virginia Tech Water is everywhere. Understanding how it behaves at an intersection with another material and how it affects...
