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Nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego, in collaboration with the Materials Project at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), have created the world's largest database of elemental crystal...

The spinning rainbow surface of a soap bubble is more than mesmerizing - it's a lesson in fluid mechanics. Better understanding of these hypnotic flows could bring improvements in many areas, from longer lasting beer foa...

In early 2016 University Professor of Applied Physics Stephen Arnold earned a patent for his system for finding the size of one or more individual particles (such as nanoparticles) in real time using a microsphere's whis...

Using the results from a computerized mathematical model, researchers investigated whether they could improve heart and lung transplantation procedures by transferring patients from low-volume to high-volume transplant c...

New research suggests that it is essential for older adults to receive adequate dental care, as well as the support they need to maintain good oral health self-care.

Some loss of memory is often considered an inevitable part of aging, but new research reveals how some people appear to escape that fate.

Smokers without obvious signs of heart disease were more likely than nonsmokers and former smokers to have thickened heart walls and reduced heart pumping ability, report investigators at conclusion of their study. The l...

Depleting a chemical called GM3 through genetic modification prevented the development of neuropathy in obese diabetic mice, a new study reports.

Tumors are groups of cells that divide without control, accumulating multiple chromosomal and DNA mutations. These alterations are triggered in part by replicative stress. To survive, tumor cells need the intervention of...

The demand for family caregivers for adults who are 65 or older is increasing significantly, and family caregivers need more recognition, information, and support to fulfill their responsibilities and maintain their own ...

One way chronic stress appears to cause depression is by increasing levels of a protein in the brain that decreases the availability of an important chemical that regulates our mood, scientists report.

New insights into the potential for new classes of HIF inhibitors to restore control of the hypoxia response -- representing the potential foundation of a new cancer-fighting strategy -- are the focus of recently publish...

A link between childhood self-control and smoking habits across life have been uncovered by researchers. The researchers found children with low self-control by age 10/11 were more likely to take up smoking in adolescenc...

Relying on clinical symptoms of memory loss to diagnose Alzheimer's disease may miss other forms of dementia caused by Alzheimer's that don't initially affect memory, reports a new study.

Angry, aggressive drivers have much higher odds of being in a motor vehicle collision than those who don't get angry while driving, a new study shows.

Researchers have identified a new explanation for why some seizures spread across the brain. Using a computer model based on direct brain recordings from epilepsy patients, they are the first to show the existence of a n...

Postpartum depression is the most common complication of pregnancy and childbirth, affecting up to 15 percent of all women within the first three months following delivery. Research has shown that mothers of infants born...

Treating cells with cold plasma leads to their regeneration and rejuvenation, research shows. This result can be used to develop a plasma therapy program for patients with non-healing wounds, say the investigators.

Researchers have developed a technique that allows them to integrate graphene, graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide onto silicon substrates at room temperature using lasers. The advance raises the possibility of cre...

Discrimination and bullying experienced by sixth graders who are overweight leads to emotional problems by the end of eighth grade, according to new research. The results suggest that to reduce the emotional problems, ef...

Eggs can be 'tricked' into developing into an embryo without fertilization, but the resulting embryos, called parthenogenotes, die after a few days because key developmental processes requiring input from sperm don't hap...

The Second Panel on Cost-Effectiveness in Health and Medicine reviewed the current status of the field of cost-effectiveness analysis and developed a new set of recommendations, with major changes including the recommend...