Hubble spots a stunning spiral galaxy
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, L. Ho et al. Few of the universe's residents are as iconic as the spiral galaxy. These limelight-hogging celestial objects combine...
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Early-stage detection of Alzheimer’s in the blood
Credit: RUB, Marquard Using current techniques, Alzheimer's disease, the most frequent cause of dementia, can only be detected once the typical plaques have formed in...
Quantum sensor for photons
Sensor measures light particles non-destructivelyCredit: Klemens Schüppert Physicist Tracy Northup is currently researching the development of quantum internet at the University of Innsbruck. The American...
Hotspot in the genome may drive psychosis in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
Findings provide a treatment target and a starting point for new biomarkersCredit: Courtesy of Van Andel Research Institute GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (May 3, 2019) --...
Crowd oil — Fuels from air-conditioning systems
Researchers want to use air-conditioning and ventilation systems for decentralized production of carbon-neutral synthetic fuels -- Publication in Nature Communications Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute...
A question of time
Credit: Photo: Sascha Yousefi A team led by the Freiburg biologists Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schamel and Prof. Dr. Wilfried Weber conducted an experiment in which...
UC Riverside study busts myths about gossip
Study is first to explore nuances of who gossips, and what they gossip about RIVERSIDE, Calif. (news.ucr.edu) -- A new UC Riverside study asserts that...
Monitoring the lifecycle of tiny catalyst nanoparticles
Since they are so tiny, it is difficult to investigate single nanoparticlesCredit: RUB, Marquard Nanoparticles can be used in many ways as catalysts. To be...
Brain imaging lie detector can be beaten with simple techniques, research shows
Scientists have shown that a brain imaging technique called fMRI can be beaten by the use of two particular mental countermeasures People have certain physical...
Novel thermoelectric nanoantenna design for use in solar energy harvesting
In SPIE Journal of Nanophotonics, researchers demonstrate ability to generate three times more thermoelectric voltage and 1.3 times more efficiently than classic dipole nanoantennas with...
Study reveals amyloid clumps of a truncated p53 structure related to endometrial cancer
Brazilian scientists identify the predominant presence of a truncated variant of the p53 protein in amyloid aggregates in endometrial cancer cellsCredit: Etel Gimba Brazilian scientists...
Needleless vaccine will protect children from dangerous viruses
Orally administered vaccine can protect millions from hepatitis B. Oral vaccines are both safer and less expensive than injections; researchers are continuously pursuing ways to...
The sense of touch is formed in the brain before birth
The finding, published in Science, has been carried out by researchers from the Institute of Neuroscience CSIC-UMH in Alicante (Spain) All the surface of the...
Prolonged exposure to low-dose radiation may increase the risk of hypertension, a known cause of heart disease and stroke
DALLAS, May 3, 2019 - Prolonged exposure to low doses of ionizing radiation increased the risk of hypertension, according to a study of workers at...
More than 100 years of data show Pennsylvania tick population shift
Credit: Joyce Sakamoto/Penn State The prevalence of the most abundant species of ticks found in Pennsylvania has shifted over the last century, according to Penn...
