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(Phys.org)--A small team of researchers with affiliations to institutions in Italy, Japan and the U.S. has created a simulation that suggests that it should be possible for a single photon to simultaneously excite two at...

A group of Russian physicists and Swiss colleagues have developed a way to use magnetocaloric heating or cooling of tissues for possible therapeutic interventions. They've published their results in the latest issue of t...

For over 60 years, scientists have theorized that a person's body shape and size could be influenced by the climate of where they live. Now a new study suggests there's more to the equation. The paper is among the first ...

A group of tribologists -- scientists who study the effect of friction in machines -- and computational materials scientists recently discovered a revolutionary diamond-like film that is generated by the heat and pressur...

In contrast to the general belief that the airways of an infant are sterile until after birth, researchers have found that the infant airway is already colonized with bacteria when a baby is born -- and this is true for ...

Scientists have identified a marker that distinguishes PMN-MDSCs from neutrophils in the blood of patients with a variety of cancers. Study also showed that higher numbers of cells positive for the marker were associated...

Studies have shown that obstructive sleep apnea and low nighttime oxygen, which result in oxidative stress, are associated with the progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in adults. Investigators have n...

Despite growing rates of obesity in the United States, and a culture apparently obsessed with selfies, women today appear to be more accepting of their bodies than in the past, at least in regard to weight, according to ...

Quantum computing remains mysterious and elusive to many, but USC Viterbi School of Engineering researchers might have taken us one step closer to bring such super-powered devices to practical reality.   The USC Viterbi...

Sports authorities say they will soon start testing athletes for genetic enhancements. But gene doping is going to be impossible to detect, and it is counterproductive to outlaw it

A curious signal of a potentially revolutionary new particle detected last year turned out to be a fluke --

A curious signal of a potentially revolutionary new particle detected last year turned out to be a fluke --

Turning back the clock on Venus with computer simulations suggests it might have once looked like early Earth and even been hospitable to life

The FDA says the first US trial of GM mosquitoes for preventing diseases like Zika can go ahead but final approval depends on the result of a referendum in November

A spherical abyss in our galaxy looks to be caused by a lightweight gas cloud smashing through it. The finding could tell us more about how stars form

Elongated fibers (fibrils) of the beta-amyloid protein form the typical senile plaques present in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease. A research team has simultaneously succeeded in elucidating the structure...

Medical researchers have found that inhibiting a protein called BMI1 could inhibit the development of lung cancer.

Studies are providing basic new understanding about 'heat shock proteins,' also called'chaperone proteins.' Researchers presented data that show how heat shock proteins break apart protein complexes.

Many lower organisms retain the ability to regenerate tissue after injury. Humans share many genes with these organisms, but our capacity for regeneration is limited. Scientists are studying the genetics of these organis...

New research describes a protein created by the body's 'biological clock' that actively represses inflammatory pathways within the affected limbs during the night.

A study that might hold the key to why octogenarians are prone to losing weight has been conducted.

New lung scanning technology has the potential to transform treatment for millions of people with lung disease.