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Dramatically longer-lasting, faster-charging and safer lithium metal batteries may be possible
Dramatically longer-lasting, faster-charging and safer lithium metal batteries may be possible, according to Penn State research, recently published in Nature Energy.
The researchers developed a three-dimensional,...
Leigh Syndrome : identified the Ashkenazi Jewish founder mutation
Over 30 years ago, Marsha and Allen Barnett lost their sons to a puzzling childhood disease that relentlessly attacked their nervous systems and sapped...
A new Tel Aviv University study finds that the drug candidate CP201, also known...
Activity-dependent neuroprotective protein syndrome (ADNP syndrome) is a rare genetic condition that causes developmental delays, intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder symptoms in thousands...
The treatment of intestinal infections caused by some strains of the bacterium Escherichia coli...
The treatment of intestinal infections caused by some strains of the bacterium Escherichia coli, present in unsanitized or contaminated foods, may have a new...
Why do we like the bitter taste of coffee?
Why do we like the bitter taste of coffee ?
Bitterness evolved as a natural warning system to protect the body from harmful substances.
By evolutionary logic,...
Growing up with dogs is linked to a lower risk of asthma
Growing up with dogs is linked to a lower risk of asthma, especially if the dogs are female, a new study from Karolinska Institutet...
African Americans and Hispanic Americans who have undergone Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) are at...
African Americans and Hispanic Americans who have undergone Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) are at greater risk to regain weight as compared to Caucasians.
To date,...
Atherosclerosis : Research team found that non-coding sequence of DNA – rs17114036 plays a...
Atherosclerotic disease, the slow and silent hardening and narrowing of the arteries, is a leading cause of mortality worldwide. It is responsible for more...
Researchers have shown that “brown fat” interacts with the gut hormone secretin to relay...
Researchers from Germany and Finland have shown that so-called "brown fat" interacts with the gut hormone secretin in mice to relay nutritional signals about...
Organoids may help repair damaged kidneys in people or be used to test drugs...
Scientists hoping to develop better treatments for kidney disease have turned their attention to growing clusters of kidney cells in the lab.
One day, so-called...
DICE: Immune cell atlas goes live – Compare any two people’s DNA and you...
Compare any two people's DNA and you will find millions of points where their genetic codes differ.
Now, scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology...
Vitamin K2: Everything You Need to Know
A brief history of vitamin K
Way back in 1929, when researchers first discovered vitamin K (VK), they focused mainly on the vital role of...
A new study uses real time MRI data to observe the vocal tracts of...
Beatboxing is a musical art form in which performers use their vocal tract to create percussive sounds.
Sometimes individual beatboxers perform as a part...
Researchers in South Korea have recently developed a neural network model that can generate...
Researchers at the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) in South Korea have recently developed a neural network model that can generate sequences of...
Zika virus may hijack the route by which acquired immunity is transferred from mother...
To cross the placenta, Zika virus may hijack the route by which acquired immunity is transferred from mother to fetus, new research suggests.
The results...
