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December 8, 2023

Which chemicals are hazardous to reproduction?

FRANKFURT. Regulatory authorities around the world can in future instruct manufacturers of chemicals and drugs to check their products for...

Breakthrough in the quantum transfer of information between matter and light

A paper titled "High-Fidelity and Ultrafast Initialization of a Hole-Spin Bound to a Te Isoelectronic Centre in ZnSe" was recently...

Study to explore detection of learning disabilities through physical movement

(Indiana University) An Indiana University physicist and neuroscientist who studies how physical movement can be used to detect autism in...

What does it take to make a memory? Study says new proteins

Credit: The Scripps Research Institute JUPITER, FL - Nov.10, 2016 - While the romantic poets' idea of memories being akin...

Nova Southeastern University scientists study disease that impacts thousands of Gulf War veterans

FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. - As the nation honors our veterans on November 11, we must pause to remember the long-lasting...

Exascale Computing Project announces $48 million to establish Exascale co-design centers

The Department of Energy's Exascale Computing Project (ECP) today announced that it has selected four co-design centers as part of...

Skipping breakfast and not enough sleep can make children overweight

Mothers smoking in pregnancy, children skipping breakfast and not having a regular bedtime or sufficient sleep all appear to be...

New findings show promise for treatment of Graves’ disease and other ocular disorders

Credit: The American Journal of Pathology Philadelphia, PA, November 11, 2016 - A new class of therapies may be on...

Licorice compound interferes with sex hormones in mouse ovary, study finds

Credit: Graphic by Julie McMahon CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A study of mouse reproductive tissues finds that exposure to isoliquiritigenin, a...

Most indoor tanning salons comply with Texas tanning ban for those under 18

When female employees of a mystery shopping firm called posing as 17-year-olds interested in tanning, 81 percent of indoor tanning...

Molecular signature for aggressive brain tumor uncovered

Credit: Sandro Santagata, Brigham and Women's Hospital Meningiomas are the most common primary brain tumors, but the term encompasses over...

Sponge on a string test could replace endoscopies

CANCER RESEARCH UK-funded scientists have discovered that a 'sponge on a string' pill test can identify which people with a...

Nature already dramatically impacted by climate change, study reveals

Global climate change has already impacted every aspect of life on Earth, from genes to entire ecosystems, according to a...

Electricity giants extend their might to financial institutions on advanced tech path to Paris goals