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May 17, 2026

No stain? No sweat: Terahertz waves can image early-stage breast cancer without staining

Team of researchers at Osaka University make key breakthrough towards on-site cancer diagnosisCredit: Osaka University A team of researchers at...

The gravity of play: Quantifying what we enjoy about games

Scientists develop a mathematical model to objectively analyze the appeal of different games and how it has changed throughout historyCredit:...

Researchers develop method for earlier detection of Alzheimer’s Disease

Credit: WSU PULLMAN, Wash. -- Washington State University scientists have developed a method to detect the biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease...

This red light means ‘go’ for medical discoveries

Scientists develop a better, redder biosensor for biological researchCredit: Courtesy Ai lab With a little tweak of the color palette,...

The Lemelson-MIT Program and Beyond Benign introduce new Green Chemistry Activity Guide

The JV InvenTeams Green Chemistry Activity Guide encourages students to use green chemistry principles to invent bioplastics.Credit: Lemelson-MIT Program Today...

Evidence of broadside collision with dwarf galaxy discovered in Milky Way

'Shell structures' are first of their kind found in the galaxyCredit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Nearly 3 billion years ago, a...

Highly selective membranes

Declines in shellfish species on rocky seashores match climate-driven changes

Two decades of data from a study of Maine's Swan's Island document a slow and steady dwindling of mussels, barnacles,...

Conversation about suicide prevention leads to safe gun storage

Credit: Forefront Suicide Prevention/University of Washington Talking to people at gun shows about suicide prevention and the risks of unsecured...

Rethinking the link between cannabinoids and learning

Credit: Illustration by Rita Félix, PhD. Cannabinoids have a strong influence on how our brains work and how we behave....

Gut bacteria could be responsible for side effect of Parkinson’s drug

Credit: University of Groningen Bacteria in the small intestine can deaminate levodopa, the main drug that is used to treat...

New evidence to guide the practice of blood transfusions in children with severe malari

A new study shows that transfusions could help increase survival, even at higher haemoglobin levels than those currently recommendedCredit: ISGlobal...

MDI Biological Laboratory awarded $3.14 million for kidney research

Iain Drummond, Ph.D., Will Study the Development of Kidney Replacement TissueCredit: MDI Biological Laboratory BAR HARBOR, MAINE -- The MDI...

Palau’s coral reefs: a jewel of the ocean

The latest report from the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation finds Palau's reefs had the highest coral cover observed...

Relative restrictiveness of each state’s voting environment in 2020

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 19, 2020--Texas has the most restrictive electoral environment in 2020,...

Study identifies key enzyme for development of autoimmune diseases

An enzyme associated with energy production in cells also participates in the differentiation of immune cells involved in exacerbated inflammation....

More than ‘just a fish’ story

MU study will help fisheries management of a popular game fish -- the smallmouth bass.Credit: University of Missouri For recreational...

Immune protein orchestrates daily rhythm of squid-bacteria symbiotic relationship

Credit: Eric Koch Nearly every organism hosts a collection of symbiotic microbes--a microbiome. It is now recognized that microbiomes are...

UCI-led study reveals restoration of retinal and visual function following gene therapy

New generation CRISPR technology lays foundation for therapeutics to treat a wide range of inherited ocular diseasesCredit: Nature Biomedical Engineering...

Study discovers gene that helps us know when it’s time to urinate