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A change in shape to a particular structure of neurons was found to have a significant impact on obesity in rats. Researchers believe the finding will translate to humans and could help us fight our own middle-aged bulges one day.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading Middle-age obesity linked to shape-shifting brain neurons
A recent study has found that the electricity produced by an electric eel’s discharge is strong enough to cause the transfer of genetic material from the environment into the cells of nearby animals. The finding suggests that electric eels – and other … Continue reading Electric eel’s zap can transfer genes to nearby animals, study finds
Researchers have identified a blood protein that can be used as a marker of gastric and other cancers and is more accurate than existing diagnostic biomarkers, even in the early stages of the disease. The simple test may lead to the earlier diagnosis o… Continue reading Gastric cancer biomarker nearly 90% accurate, even in early stages
Delivering electric shocks to 1mm-long roundworms may sound rather meanspirited, but scientists at Nagoya City University have used this particular stimuli to uncover some curious behaviors of Caenorhabditis elegans that could further our understanding… Continue reading ‘Emotional’ worms offer clues to how genetics may drive our own feelings
Researchers have developed a novel way of detecting brain cancer, using nanowires to ‘catch-and-release’ DNA in urine, enabling them to detect mutations that signify the presence of a brain tumor. Their method may one day mean that invasive tissue biop… Continue reading DNA ‘catch-and-release’ enables urine test for brain cancer
Quantum computers have the potential to drastically outperform traditional computers, but for now they’re mostly limited to labs and big experimental setups. Japanese researchers have now made a step towards more accessible quantum computing devices, f… Continue reading Twisted light makes for breakthrough quantum computer chip
While a brain tumor might reveal itself through symptoms such as irregular headaches, nausea or impaired speech, often these symptoms don’t appear until the disease is well advanced. This makes early diagnosis tricky, though doing so could lead to far … Continue reading Urine test detects brain tumors with high degree of accuracy
In a list of walls that you’d want to stay strong, those in a nuclear reactor would be near the top. Now, researchers have found that the walls in a decommissioned power plant in Japan have not only kept their strength but have actually gotten stronger… Continue reading Ancient Roman concrete mineral found strengthening nuclear reactor walls
Even though we’re warned about the harmful effects of the ultraviolet (UV) rays in sunlight, they’re essential for the production of vitamin D in the body. Now, scientists are claiming that UV LEDs could serve as a safe alternative to sunlight, when th… Continue reading Ultraviolet LEDs proposed for skin-safe vitamin D production
The presence of toxic metals in water stemming from industrial sources makes treatment a tall order, with these polluted liquids capable of contaminating groundwater supplies for years or even decades thereafter. Scientists at Japan’s Nagoya University… Continue reading Electrified nanocarbon cleanses polluted water of toxic heavy metals