18-hour year planet on edge of destruction
Astronomers from the University of Warwick have observed an exoplanet orbiting a star in just over 18 hours, the shortest orbital period ever observed for...
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Research team tackles superbug infections with novel therapy
University of Cincinnati scientist patented treatment for stubborn pathogensCredit: Colleen Kelley/University of Cincinnati There may be a solution on the horizon to combating superbug infections...
Scientists aim to learn how serotonin modulates behavior
Credit: Steven Flavell Lab/ MIT Picower Institute In popular experience the story of how serotonin modulates the brain might seem simple: pop an antidepressant, serotonin...
Magnet-controlled bioelectronic implant could relieve pain
Rice engineer's MagNI can be wirelessly charged and programmed with magnetic fieldsCredit: Secure and Intelligent Micro-Systems Lab/Rice University HOUSTON - (Feb. 19, 2020) - A...
Risk of coronavirus importation in Africa
Credit: Vittoria Colizza and colleagues The COVID-19 coronavirus continues to spread in China and cases have been reported in more than 25 countries. The African...
Russian scientists found an effective way to obtain fuel for hydrogen engines
One of the most promising alternative energy sources is hydrogen, which can be extracted from water and air.Credit: Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University ne of...
In an Internet vacuum, private securities companies prosper in the ‘new wild west’
Credit: University of Portsmouth A "quiet" revolution in unregulated areas of the internet has led to the emergence of a new private security industry, according...
Language disorders as indicators of the diagnosis and progression of Huntington’s disease
A study shows that the first symptoms of the disease are revealed through linguistic changes in spontaneous speechCredit: UPF Huntington's disease is a hereditary neurodegenerative...
New front opened in fight against common cancer driver
Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Australia Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers have revealed a new vulnerability in lymphomas that are driven by one...
Coral reef authorities in Guam sign partnership agreement
University of Guam brings agencies together to restore Guam's threatened coral reefsCredit: University of Guam An agreement signed on Feb. 19 among four Guam agencies...
Scientists use light to convert fatty acids into alkanes
Credit: HUANG Zhipeng Researchers led by Prof. WANG Feng at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have reported...
Colorectal cancer partner-in-crime identified
Credit: Toyoshima Y. et al., Cancer Immunology Research. December 1, 2019 A protein that helps colorectal cancer cells spread to other parts of the body...
Researchers say extended antidepressant use creates physical dependence
Drug class 'notoriously difficult to quit,' yet not intended for permanent use, according to authors in the journal of the american osteopathic associationCredit: JAOA CHICAGO--February...
Citizen scientists discover a new snail, name it after Greta Thunberg
Credit: Taxon Expeditions - Pierre Escoubas A new to science species of land snail was discovered by a group of citizen scientists working together with...
New graphene-based metasurface capable of independent amplitude and phase control of light
Credit: KAIST Researchers described a new strategy of designing metamolecules that incorporates two independently controllable subwavelength meta-atoms. This two-parametric control of the metamolecule secures the...
