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February 10, 2026

Anions and cations in dual-ion batteries act like cowherd and weaver girl

Credit: TANG Yongbing Dual-ion batteries (DIBs), in which both cations and anions are involved in the electrochemical redox reaction, are...

Same microbe, different effect

Asking a different question about the bacteria in our microbiomes might help target disease more precisely Our gut microbiome -...

Okinawan sea grapes reveal secrets of plant evolution

Scientists decoded the genome of the popular Okinawan seaweed 'umi-budo' or 'sea grapes,' which could help ease the crop's cultivation...

Seismic safety upgrades may cost CA hospitals billions

California hospitals would need to make substantial investments - between $34 billion and $143 billion statewide - to meet 2030...

WHO guidelines fail to detect half of chronic hepatitis B patients in Ethiopia needing treatment

Scientists propose revising the guidelines to take data from sub-Saharan Africa into account, reports the Journal of Hepatology Amsterdam, March...

UTSA receives $2.2 million in geological software for sub-surface visualization

(San Antonio, Mar. 27, 2019) - The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has received an in-kind software donation...

New tool uses RNA sequencing to chart rich maps of cellular and tissue function

Slide-seq technique generates high-resolution maps of cellular relationships in tissues, without the need for a microscopeCredit: Macosko/Chen labs A new...

New study calculates alcohol cancer risk in cigarette equivalents to help communicate risk

The well-established link between cancer and tobacco may provide a way to help communicate the links between moderate levels of...

Poor oral health may increase the risk of pancreatic cancer among African American women

(Boston)-- African American women with poor oral health may be more likely to get pancreatic cancer (PC). In the U.S.,...

Maternal diet during pregnancy may modulate the risk of ADHD symptoms in children

Association found between omega-6:omega-3 ratio in the umbilical cord and the appearance of ADHD symptoms The results of a study...

Virtual reality could be used to treat autism

Playing games in virtual reality (VR) could be a key tool in treating people with neurological disorders such as autism,...

The bigger the evolutionary jump, the more lethal cross-species diseases could be

Some diseases which are fatal in one species can cause only mild discomfort in another--but it's hard for scientists to...

Cities under pressure

Cities to swelter as planners face unenviable trade-off between tackling climate change and quality of life, new research has shown....

The Lancet Infectious Diseases: Low levels of public trust during violent conflict may have thwarted attempts to control Ebola

A quarter of people surveyed during active 2018 Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo believed the virus was...

Data flows from NASA’s TESS Mission, leads to discovery of Saturn-sized planet

Credit: Illustration by Gabriel Perez Diaz, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias AMES, Iowa - Astronomers who study stars are providing...

Dramatic housing transformation in sub-Saharan Africa revealed for first time

Improved housing estimated to have doubled between 2000 and 2015 but nearly 50 percent of the urban population still living...

Fulvestrant plus anastrozole extends lives of women with advanced HR+ breast cancer

Credit: UC Irvine Women with metastatic hormone receptor-positive breast cancer live longer when they receive a combination of two anti-estrogen...

Gene transfer improves diabetes-linked heart ailment

Credit: Kevin Walsh Researchers with the VA San Diego Healthcare System and the University of California San Diego have shown...

Sepsis study to focus on genes in quest for treatments

Scientists say the study could help identify those most vulnerable to sepsis, which kills more than 50,000 people in the...

Georgia State to establish prevention research center focused on migrant health