Chemistry

Researchers propose a model that offers a biological explanation for why childhood trauma is linked to PTSD in some -- but not all -- women Childhood trauma is known to increase the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in…
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Radioactive antibodies that target cancer cells are used for medical diagnostics with PET imaging or for targeted radioimmunotherapy. Researchers from the University of Zurich have created a new method for radiolabelling antibodies using…
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Credit: Sergei Preis, TalTech Clean air is something that we are continuously proud of in our little Estonia, and it has been called, partly in jest, one of the most important export articles of Estonia. Unfortunately, the environment,…
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Credit: Ola Jakup QUANTUM PHYSICS: University of Copenhagen researchers have developed a nanocomponent that emits light particles carrying quantum information. Less than one-tenth the width of a human hair, the miniscule component makes it…
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Credit: Uni Innsbruck Supersolidity is a paradoxical state where the matter is both crystallized and superfluid. Predicted 50 years ago, such a counter-intuitive phase, featuring rather antithetic properties, has been long searched in…
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Credit: Raija Törrönen The use of thiazide diuretics was associated with a decreased risk of low energy fractures in people with Alzheimer's disease, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. The association was found…
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Ig lambda translocations = sign of lenalidomide resistance A certain type of DNA marker predicts poor outcomes in multiple myeloma, researchers at Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University have found. The marker is a kind of…
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Credit: The Biodesign Institute at ASU The advance of science is something like the wandering of an explorer through an uncharted jungle. Often, the dense undergrowth can seem impenetrable, but at certain privileged moments, a clearing…
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Credit: QIMR Berghofer Researchers at QUT and QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute have found that the dengue fever mosquito common to north and central Queensland poses the greatest danger of spreading the Zika virus in…
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New study is first to show how two types of sand can behave like liquids, shedding light on geological processes from mudslides to volcanoes and potentially enabling new technologies from pharmaceutical production to carbon captureCredit:…
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CORVALLIS, Ore. - To assess differences and trends in personal chemical exposure, Oregon State University researchers deployed chemical-sampling wristbands to individuals on three continents. After they analyzed the wristbands that were…
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A review article authored by Brazilian researchers evaluated several compounds with therapeutic potential against gastric tumors Curcumin is widely used to impart color and flavor to food, but scientists have discovered that this yellow…
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Araceli Venegas-Gomez will use her stipend to become a 'global ambassador' for quantum technologies WASHINGTON--The OSA Foundation (OSAF) is pleased to announce Araceli Venegas-Gomez, a Ph.D. student at University of Strathclyde, U.K., as…
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Programmable kirigami metamaterials enable responsive surfaces and smart skinsCredit: Harvard SEAS Bad news for ophiophobes: Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a…
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