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General health checkups may detect early signs of Parkinson’s disease
Credit: Masahisa Katsuno A research team led by Nagoya University in Japan has found that blood pressure, the hematocrit (the...
Kessler Foundation studies effects of Tysabri on cognitive fatigue in multiple sclerosis
MS research team led by John DeLuca, PhD, will conduct study to assess effects of Tysabri on cognitive fatigue, a...
ALS study reveals a unique population
Scientists discover that ALS patients in Malta do not have flaws in major ALS genesCredit: Source: Jonathan Borg, Times of...
New insights into wound healing process
For the first time, scientists watch fibroblasts, key cell type involved in wound healing, coordinate closure of damaged vascularized tissueCredit:...
Light-induced twisting of Weyl nodes switches on giant electron current
Credit: U.S. Department of Energy, Ames Laboratory Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory and collaborators at Brookhaven...
Prenatal BPA exposure may contribute to the male bias of autism spectrum disorder
Credit: Surangrat Thongkorn et all A new study by researchers from Chulalongkorn University, Tohoku University, and The George Washington University...
Solar activity reconstructed over a millennium
Credit: ETH Zürich What goes on in the sun can only be observed indirectly. Sunspots, for instance, reveal the degree...
A little friction goes a long way toward stronger nanotube fibers
Rice model may lead to better materials for aerospace, automotive, medical applicationsCredit: Illustration by Evgeni Penev/Rice University HOUSTON - (Jan....
Decoding breast milk to make better baby formula (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 2020 -- What makes breast milk so good for babies? In this...
Benvitimod cream: a new topical treatment for plaque psoriasis
New non-steroidal topical drug benvitimod proven to be safe and effective for plaque psoriasis in a phase III clinical trial...
Clocking electron movements inside an atom
New technique delivers resolution improvement in ultrafast processesCredit: Daniel Haynes / Jörg Harms An international consortium of scientists, initiated by...
Dartmouth researchers pilot FLASH radiotherapy beam development for treatment of cancer
Dartmouth researchers convert a standard linear accelerator used for delivery of radiation therapy cancer treatment, to deliver an ultra-high-dose rate...
Experimental evidence of an intermediate state of matter between a crystal and a liquid
Credit: Scientific Reports Scientists from the Joint Institute for High Temperatures Russian Academy of Sciences (JIHT RAS) and Moscow Institute...
How dietary choice influences lifespan in fruit flies
Giving flies a choice of foods changes the chemical messaging in their brain that is responsible for coordinating metabolism, shortening...
Improving long-term climate calculations
A new method reduces uncertainties in computer model estimations of climate change over thousands of years.Credit: TiPES/HP Climate researchers have...
NIH study compares low-fat, plant-based diet to low-carb, animal-based diet
Credit: Amber Courville and Paule Joseph, National Institutes of Health People on a low-fat, plant-based diet ate fewer daily calories...
Story tips: Volcanic microbes, unbreakable bonds and flood mapping
Credit: Anna-Louise Reysenbach/NSF, ROV Jason and 2018 ©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Biology - Volcanic microbes Oak Ridge National Laboratory contributed...
UN disaster aid is driven by humanitarian need rather than by strategic donor interests
Credit: Photo: Bernhard Folz A new study published in PNAS finds that aid provided by the United Nations (UN) in...
Fishing out the bad apples: Novel quantitative method to assess the safety of food
Scientists from Korea develop an effective yet simple strategy to quantify histamine levels in fish samplesCredit: Unsplash Consumers of purchased...
As the American hemp industry grows, so does our understanding of hemp diseases
Credit: Lindsey D. Thiessen As hemp begins to reemerge as an important crop in the United States, scientists are beginning...
