Better choice of contraceptives can prevent breast cancer
An EPFL study into the distinct biological effects of different progestins on the breast shows that contraceptive-related breast cancer can be prevented by more informed...
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Electrons waiting for their turn: New model explains 3D quantum material
This new 3D effect can be the foundation for topological quantum phenomena, which are believed to be particularly robust and therefore promising candidates for extremely...
The dark matter particle explorer has measured high-precision cosmic ray helium energy spectrum
Dark Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) Collaboration directly observed a spectral softening of helium nuclei at about 34TeV for the first time. This work was based...
High-capacity electrodes by valence engineering developed for desalination
Recently, the researchers from Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, by using valence engineering,...
Proton’s travel route in polymers could lead the way to clean fuels
Researchers explore proton transport in thin film polymers containing various concentrations of an organic acid group found in biomaterials Ishikawa, Japan - Protons--subatomic particles with...
Detecting skin disorders based on tissue stiffness with a soft sensing device
By putting a piece of soft, strain-sensing sheet on the skin may be able to detect skin disorders non-invasively and in real-time very soon. A...
Researchers build structured, multi-part nanocrystals with super light-emitting properties
AMES, Iowa - Researchers have developed new types of materials that combines two or three types of nanoparticles into structures that display fundamental new properties...
Reef-building corals and the microscopic algae within their cells evolve together
Genetics of coral-algal partnerships may have conservation implications UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The microscopic algae that live inside and provide nutrients to their reef-building coral...
‘Good’ bacteria show promise for clinical treatment of Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis
A new study shows how a novel consortium of bacteria that live in the digestive tracts of healthy individuals can be used to prevent and...
Rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus during COVID-19 quarantine period
The article by Dr. Michael L. Tee and colleagues is published in The Open Rheumatology Journal, 2021 In the Philippines, in the early months of...
COVID-19 kept our parks busy, but not everyone ventured outside
Public use of parks and reserves increased only slightly during last year's COVID-19 national lockdown despite gyms and sports facilities shutting down, a University of...
Cheap alloy rivals expensive platinum to boost fuel cells
As the cleanest renewable energy, hydrogen energy has attracted special attention in the research. Yet the commercialization of traditional proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs),...
Danish invention preserves muscle mass in COVID-19 patients
Researchers from Aarhus University have developed electronic support stockings and tested them on bed-ridden Covid patients at Copenhagen University Hospitals. Results show that the stockings...
Study of Fe2+ ions contributes to further understanding of magnetoelectric coupling
A paper by Kazan Federal University saw light in Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter The researchers developed a microscopic theory of magnetoelectric effect involved Fe2+...
Research: Countries in violation of Baltic Sea Convention, polluting marine environment
The countries around the Baltic Sea do not respect their binding international agreement to reduce agricultural pollution of the marine environment. The countries around the...
