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Does an exploding brain network cause chronic pain?
A new study finds that patients with fibromyalgia have brain networks primed for rapid, global responses to minor changes.
This abnormal hypersensitivity, called explosive synchronization...
Surprising discovery could lead to better batteries
A collaboration led by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has observed an unexpected phenomenon in lithium-ion batteries—the most...
Scientists make cells that enable the sense of touch
Researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have, for the first time, coaxed human...
A major step forward in organic electronics
Researchers at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Linköping University, have developed the world's first complementary electrochemical logic circuits that can function stably for long...
Attackers Exploit Oracle WebLogic Flaw to Mine $266K in Monero
Another day, another Monero cryptomining campaign and this time attackers exploited a security flaw in Oracle Fusion Middleware.
Latest SANS Technology Institute report published on 7 January...
Critical Intel AMT Flaw Lets Attackers Hack Laptops in Mere Seconds
It has been a matter of days when we found out about the flaws in AMD, ARM and Intel’s computer microchips that allowed attackers to carry...
Stretti rapporti Iran-Hamas: si torna ai vecchi tempi
Da qualche mese le due parti non fanno più mistero della loro rinnovata collaborazione terroristico-militare
Il vice capo di Hamas Saleh al-Arouri (a sinistra) stringe...
FDA bans use of opioid-containing cough meds by kids
Trying to put a dent in the ongoing opioid addiction crisis, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday slapped strict new restrictions on...
Why the US is the most dangerous of wealthy nations for a child to...
It's no surprise that the United States ranks absolutely last in child mortality among the world's wealthiest countries—that's been true for years.
A new study...
An innovative PET tracer can measure damage from multiple sclerosis in mouse models
The loss or damage of myelin, a cellular sheath that surrounds and insulates nerves, is the hallmark of the immune-mediated neurological disorder multiple sclerosis...
Fast food makes the immune system more aggressive in the long term
The immune system reacts similarly to a high fat and high calorie diet as to a bacterial infection.
This is shown by a recent study...
Steep slopes on Mars reveal structure of buried ice on Red Planet
Researchers using NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) have found eight sites where thick deposits of ice beneath Mars' surface are exposed in faces of...
Unprecedented Fly-through : Orion Nebula
Hubble Yields New Discoveries at the Winter AAS Meeting
Astronomers gathering at the 231st meeting of the American Astronomical Society at National Harbor in Washington,...
Project Exoplanet Explorers : Multi-planet System Found Through Crowdsourcing
A system of at least five exoplanets has been discovered by citizen scientists through a project called Exoplanet Explorers, part of the online platform...
macOS High Sierra App Store Preferences Can Be Unlocked Without a Password
Yet another password vulnerability has been uncovered in macOS High Sierra, which unlocks App Store System Preferences with any password (or no password at...
