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Self-adjusting brain pacemaker may help reduce Parkinson’s disease symptoms
A small feasibility study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found that an implanted device regulated by the...
Spider exploits firefly’s flashing signals to lure more prey
Fireflies rely on flashing signals to communicate to other fireflies using light-emitting lanterns on their abdomens. In fireflies of the...
Is it time to redefine youth sport participation?
Australia’s youth sport needs a major overhaul if it is to re-engage those who drop out of sport and encourage...
More than just medicine: Proactive approach responds to ethical issues facing medical care teams
Osaka, Japan – In recent years, advances in medical science have led to an increase in the number of medical...
Searching old stem cells that stay young forever
The sea anemone Nematostella vectensis is potentially immortal. Using molecular genetic methods, developmental biologists led by Ulrich Technau from the...
National Academy of Medicine selects FAU for substance use, opioid crises collaborative
As of 2024, approximately 2.7 million Americans aged 12 and older were estimated to have misused prescription opioids in the...
Expanding a child’s heart implant with light
DENVER, Aug. 19, 2024 — Children born with defects that impair the heart’s lower chambers undergo a series of invasive...
Improving access to heart-failure screening with saliva
DENVER, Aug. 19, 2024 — Heart failure is a leading cause of death worldwide and is especially fatal for people...
Peering into the mind of artificial intelligence to make better antibiotics
DENVER, Aug. 18, 2024 — Artificial intelligence (AI) has exploded in popularity. It powers models that help us drive vehicles,...
Evidence stacks up for poisonous books containing toxic dyes
DENVER, Aug. 18, 2024 — If you come across brightly colored, cloth-bound books from the Victorian era, you might want...
Researchers develop an instant version of trendy, golden turmeric milk
DENVER, Aug. 18, 2024 — If you’ve visited a trendy café in the past few years, you might have noticed...
Researchers make breakthrough in fight against COVID-19
A team led by Jose Onuchic at Rice University and Paul Whitford at Northeastern University, both researchers at the National...
Underground event marks excavation completion on colossal caverns for underground neutrino laboratory, DUNE
Lead, SD (Aug. 15, 2024) — A ribbon-cutting event was held today at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) in...
New twist on synthesis technique developed at Rice promises sustainable manufacturing
James Tour’s lab at Rice University has developed a new method known as flash-within-flash Joule heating (FWF) that could transform...
Nitrogen interventions as a key to better health and robust ecosystems
The Earth’s nitrogen cycle is among the most heavily exceeded planetary boundaries. Agricultural production and fossil fuel burning release nitrogen...
Faster than one pixel at a time – new imaging method for neutral atomic beam microscopes developed by Swansea researchers
Microscope images could be obtained much more quickly - rather than one pixel at a time - thanks to a...
The Ultrafast Science Journal announces the recipients of the 2nd Women in Ultrafast Science Global Award
We are honored to announce the recipients of the 2nd Women in Ultrafast Science Global Award. We are honored to announce...
IOP Publishing hosts Progress In Physics 2024 – a two-day hybrid conference focused on condensed matter physics
The Institute of Physics and IOP Publishing (IOPP) are launching Progress In Physics 2024, a two-day hybrid workshop hosted at the...
Exploring Huntington’s disease, researchers discover that protein aggregates poke holes in nuclear membrane
Researchers at Utrecht University in the Netherlands have identified a new way in which the toxic protein aggregates associated with...
PolyU develops versatile fluidic platform for programmable liquid processing
Society relies heavily on diverse fluidic technologies. The ability toprecisely capture and release various chemical and biological fluids plays a fundamental role in many fields.A...
