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‘Mystical’ psychedelic compound found in normal brains

A study in rats has revealed the presence of naturally occurring DMT, an increasingly popular hallucinogen In the past few years, thrill-seekers from Hollywood, Silicon...

LGBTQ Asian-Americans seen as more ‘American’

The fastest-growing racial group in the United States -- Asian Americans -- is also one that is consistently perceived as "foreign." But for Asian Americans...

Risk prediction model may help determine if a lung nodule will progress to cancer

Bottom Line: A risk prediction model developed using clinical and radiological features could stratify individuals presenting with a lung nodule as having high or low...

Artificial intelligence controls robotic arm to pack boxes and cut costs

Rutgers system is another step in automated packagingCredit: Rahul Shome/Rutgers University-New Brunswick Rutgers computer scientists used artificial intelligence to control a robotic arm that provides...

One in five haematological cancer patients suffer blood clots or bleeding

New Danish research may help direct focus towards the serious complications that on average every fifth haematological cancer patient suffers. This is according to medical...

3D body mapping could identify, treat organs, cells damaged from medical conditions

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Medical advancements can come at a physical cost. Often following diagnosis and treatment for cancer and other diseases, patients' organs and...

Mimicking the ultrastructure of wood with 3D-printing for green products

Credit: Yen Strandqvist/Chalmers University of Technology Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have succeeded in 3D printing with a wood-based ink in a way...

Climate warming could increase malaria risk in cooler regions

Malaria parasites develop faster in mosquitoes at lower temperatures than previously thoughtCredit: Penn State UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Malaria parasites develop faster in mosquitoes at...

The Lancet: HPV vaccination programmes have substantial impact in reducing HPV infections and precancerous cervical lesions

A meta-analysis including 60 million individuals in high-income countries finds significant decreases in HPV infections, anogenital wart diagnoses and precancerous cervical lesions (CIN2+) over 8-9...

Vaccination programs substantially reduce HPV infections and precancerous cervical lesions

Human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination programs have substantially reduced the number of infections and precancerous cervical lesions caused by the virus, according to a study...

Corals can survive in acidified ocean conditions, but have lower density skeletons

Two-year transplantation experiment near a natural low-pH submarine spring evaluated growth and physiological response of different coral species to ocean acidificationCredit: Donald Potts Coral reefs...

Researchers find that probiotic bacteria reduces the impact of white-nose syndrome in bats

Credit: Virginia Tech It is widely accepted that probiotic bacteria are beneficial to human health, but what if they could also be used to reduce...

Reining in the ecological effects of free-roaming horses

Free-roaming horses are an icon of the American West, frequently appearing in art and media as exemplars of the spirited freedom that underlies the region's...

New Australian-Pacific scabies treatment has lasting results, study finds