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Capsaicin, an active ingredient of pungent substances such as chilli or pepper, inhibits the growth of breast cancer cells. This...

Tiny relativistic effects form the basis of the functionalities in modern technology, as exemplified in magnetic hard disks and data...

Nanotechnology offers many chances to benefit the environment and health. It can be applied to save raw materials and energy,...

Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - Hydrogen gas is a promising alternative energy source to overcome our reliance on carbon-based...

Magnetic nanovortices, so-called "skyrmions", count among the most promising candidates for the future of information technology. Processors and storage media...

Researchers have won a major new grant award for a study that will help to improve the welfare of live...

Washington, DC - Dec. 20, 2016 - Results from a placebo-controlled trial provide a strategy for improving fecal microbiota transplantation...

Hokkaido University researchers are finding evidence of natural selection that maintains the status quo among ant populations. A type of...

Credit: RIKEN Billions of cells in our bodies die every day in an important process called apoptosis. Now, researchers at...

Competitive sports and games are all about the performance of players and teams, which results in performance-based hierarchies. Because such...

Credit: Professor Niels Madsen Swansea University scientists working at CERN have made a landmark finding, taking them one step closer...

Credit: IRB Barcelona Based on the study of cell signalling networks, the cell signals that drugs alter when they reach...

Credit: Théo Robert Male bumblebees leave home and fly away without looking back, making no effort to remember the location...

Credit: University of Zurich UZH succeeded in bringing the International Project Office of bioDISCOVERY to Zurich following negotiations with the...