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New EBRAINS-enabled tool to help guide surgery in drug-resistant epilepsy patients
Ultra-high definition predictive brain tool seeks to give surgeons a sharp eye to spot epilepsy in a patient's brainCredit: HBP...
COVID-19 vaccine candidate, tested at UAB, will start Phase 1 clinical trial
Preclinical tests at UAB last year showed potent systemic and mucosal immune responses in mice after a single intranasal dose....
A speed limit also applies in the quantum world
Study by the University of Bonn determines minimum time for complex quantum operationsCredit: © Volker Lannert/Uni Bonn Even in the...
RUDN University chemist used iodine to synthesize new chalcogenides
Credit: RUDN University A chemist from RUDN University, working with a group of colleagues, synthesized three new chalcogenides (compounds that...
Study reveals how a longevity gene protects brain stem cells from stress
Credit: Image courtesy of the Paik lab. A gene linked to unusually long lifespans in humans protects brain stem cells...
New research on mitochondrial function can play significant part in serious disease
Credit: Karolinska Institutet. Disorders of the cells' energy supply can cause a number of serious diseases, but also seem to...
Sounding rocket CLASP2 elucidates solar magnetic field
Credit: NAOJ Cooperative operations between a solar observation satellite and a sounding-rocket telescope have measured the magnetic field strength in...
New technology enables predictive design of engineered human cells
Capability could accelerate the development of new treatments for diseasesCredit: Justin Muir Northwestern University synthetic biologist Joshua Leonard used to...
The CLASP2 space experiment achieves an unprecedented map of the Sun’s magnetic field
Credit: Gabriel Pérez Díaz, SMM (IAC). Every day space telescopes provide spectacular images of the solar activity. However, their instruments...
Combined vaccination and physical distancing enough to prevent future COVID-19 surges
Credit: WorldPop, University of Southampton A combination of robust vaccination programmes and strict physical distancing rules could avoid recurring peaks...
Study reveals energy sources supporting coral reef predators
Study reveals open ocean waters once assumed to be unproductive are in fact teeming with an abundance of life on...
‘In the blink of an eye’ statistics
People estimate size of the set of objects based on distance to themCredit: Yury Markov, Natalia Tiurina HSE University researchers...
Sex that is not for reproduction
Scientists have described mating-type determination mechanisms in ParameciumCredit: SPbU The mating process is one of the most important mechanisms for...
Prion diseases: new clues in the structure of prion proteins
Carbohydrates of the prion glycoproteins responsible for a group of neurodegenerative diseases were sequenced for the first time thanks to...
Conservation paradox – the pros and cons of recreational hunting
Recreational hunting -- especially hunting of charismatic species for their trophies -- raises ethical and moral concernsCredit: Associate Professor Enrico...
The issue of governments in business
Just how involved should governments be in business? And is there a right answer to this question, or a one-size-fits...
Northern Hemisphere cold surges result of Arctic and tropical Pacific synergistic effects
Credit: Fei Zheng/ Zong-Liang Yang China is just one of many countries in the Northern Hemisphere having what researchers are...
Sweet marine particles resist hungry bacteria
All algae sugars are entirely degraded by bacteria; well, not all; one sugar holds out against the invaders and could...
Life of a pure Martian design
Credit: © Tetyana Milojevic Early Mars is considered as an environment where life could possibly have existed. There was a...
Researchers explore ‘face blindness’ in children
Credit: University of Stirling Researchers have launched a new study into a little-known phenomenon which prevents people from recognising members...
