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Fukuoka, Japan—Researchers at Kyushu University have developed a new tool to help clinicians and researchers assess individuals for pathological social withdrawal, known as Hikikomori. The...

A research team, led by Professor Toru Miura from the University of Tokyo, shows how the expression of developmental genes in the Japanese green syllid...

Anti-rheumatic drugs used for rheumatoid arthritis might prevent the development of autoimmune thyroid disease, according to a new observational study by researchers from Karolinska Institutet...

Striped skunks are less likely to evolve with their famous and white markings where the threat of predation from mammals is low, scientists from the...

Associate Professor of physics Benjamin Jones has received a $341,571 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to continue his successful traineeship program at The University of...

A new analysis sheds light on the molecular processes involved when a carnivorous species of fungus known as Arthrobotrys oligospora senses, traps and consumes a...

An analysis of 5.8 million authors across all scientific disciplines shows that the gender gap is closing, but there is still a long distance to...

In Germany, taxing sugar-sweetened beverages could prevent or postpone cases of type 2 diabetes, extend healthy lifespans and save up to €16.0 billion in societal...

MOSCOW, Idaho (November 21, 2023):  A recently published study in Nutrients, an open-access peer-reviewed scientific journal, demonstrates that exchanging pulses for small amounts of typical...

A set of fossils recovered in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil’s southernmost state, has brought an extra layer of complexity to the study of the...

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Model enzyme from an edible fungusCredit: © RUB, Marquard Model enzyme from an edible fungus “In plasma-driven biocatalysis, we intend to use technical plasmas to...

SOUTH BEND, Ind.–Indiana University School of Medicine researchers at the school’s South Bend regional campus, in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Notre Dame,...

 Credit: Dom Jack, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry (MPIC)   Leipzig/Mainz. The extent to which aerosol particles affect the climate depends on how much water...

Glass - whether used to insulate our homes or as the screens in our computers and smartphones - is a fundamental material. Yet, despite its...