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Controlled nuclear fusion has been a holy grail for physicists who seek an endless supply of clean energy. Scientists at Rice University, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of Chile offered...

A team of researchers have invented a new method to identify the origin of irregular electrical 'storm waves' in the heart. This new research could have major implications for the future treatment of a killer cardiac dis...

Biophysicists have measured protein folding in more detail than ever before, revealing behavior that is surprisingly more complex than previously known. The results suggest that, until now, much about protein behavior ha...

A team of neuroscientists has found that specialized nerve cells, known as somatostatin-expressing (Sst) interneurons, in the outer part of the mammalian brain (or cerebral cortex) -- play a key role in controlling how i...

Scientists are upgrading one of the four main experiments on the world's biggest atom smasher in hopes it will help them discover previously unknown particles or physical properties.

For the first time, researchers have made something resembling a mouse embryo without using an egg cell, allowing them to probe the early steps of development

A calculator to guide treatment choice in esophageal cancer has been developed by a team of researchers. The tool helps identify which patients may benefit from treatment before surgery.

Parkinson's disease, and medications to treat Parkinson's, have distinct effects on the composition of the trillions of bacteria that make up the gut microbiome, new research shows.

Researchers have discovered the presence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in the brain of a deceased patient with no known history of traumatic brain injury or concussion, the first known case of its kind.

Nanoengineers have 3-D printed a lifelike, functional blood vessel network that could pave the way toward artificial organs and regenerative therapies. The new research addresses one of the biggest challenges in tissue e...

Mitochondria -- the energy-generating powerhouses of cells -- are also a site for oxidative stress and cellular calcium regulation. The latter two functions have long been suspected of being linked mechanistically, and n...

"By the end of this century I hope that hundreds of thousands of people will have had the chance to become astronauts," says Virgin Galactic's Richard Branson on Feb. 24, 2017, the date of the latest glide flight of the ...

The dark net is less vulnerable to massive cyberattacks than the regular internet. A network theory analysis puts this down to its unique structure

You might think that trolling on the internet is done by a small, vocal minority of sociopaths. But what if all trolls aren't born trolls? What if they are ordinary people like you and me?

Scientists have successfully isolated a cancer-prone protein by fishing out the proteins using 'molecular bait'.

Add breast milk to the list of foods and beverages that contain fructose, a sweetener linked to health issues ranging from obesity to diabetes. The proof-of-concept study involving 25 mothers and infants provides prelimi...

A newly-identified autoimmune endocrine disease that leads to hypopituitarism is caused by thymomas (a type of tumor originating from the thymic gland), a research group has discovered. These underlying mechanisms could ...

New research findings suggest that synovial CD4+ T cells that produce IL-21 contribute to joint inflammation by activating synovial fibroblasts in rheumatoid arthritis patients.

A mechanism by which cancer cells develop resistance to a class of drugs called fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) inhibitors has now been uncovered by investigators. The researchers also found that use of a second...

Investigators find that a gene variant that produces red hair and fair skin in humans and in mice, which increases the risk of the dangerous skin cancer melanoma, may also contribute to the known association between mela...

Government agencies cannot always use social media and telecommunication to uncover the intentions of terrorists as terrorists are now more careful in utilizing these technologies for planning and preparing for attacks. ...

Some insect bodies have evolved the abilities to repel water and oil, adhere to different surfaces, and eliminate light reflections. Scientists have been studying the physical mechanisms underlying these remarkable prope...