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Can World's Largest Atom Smasher Solve the Universe's Deepest Mysteries?
Live Science - 9 Jun 2017 19:02Get It While It's Hot: Why Fintech Is a Goldmine for Investors
Singularity Hub - 9 Jun 2017 19:00
It's 1998 in Silicon Valley, and PayPal is born. Many argue this was the moment that launched fintech as we know it. Today, fintech is comprised of roughly 15,000 startups globally, all focused on either enabling or disr...
Extreme plants thrive at 72°C in New Zealand's hot volcanic soil
New Scientist - 9 Jun 2017 22:37
Mosses and liverworts have been found growing in hot geothermal fields in the highly active Taupo Volcanic Zone in New Zealand
The brain's rejuvenating cells
Science Daily - 9 Jun 2017 21:59
A unique immune cell type has been discovered, which may lead to a future treatment for Alzheimer's disease, say investigators.
Analysis of complex protein interactions
Science Daily - 9 Jun 2017 21:57
A new, novel approach to monitor functional protein complexes has now been created by scientists.
Row, row, row your bots: But are they synchronized?
Phys.org - 9 Jun 2017 21:39
To get maximum propulsion, should a boat's team of rowers set their strokes to the same rhythm? Or should the rowers stagger the dropping and pulling of the oars through the water? Athletes and scientists have looked at ...
Soft shelled turtles, food in China, likely spread cholera
Science Daily - 9 Jun 2017 21:38
The pathogen, Vibrio cholerae can colonize the surfaces, as well as the intestines of soft shelled turtles. This finding is strong evidence that soft shelled turtles in China, where they are grown for human consumption, ...
Radiation therapy vital to treating brain tumors, but it exacts a toll
Science Daily - 9 Jun 2017 21:38
Radiation therapy (RT) using high-energy particles is a common and critical component in successfully treating patients with brain tumors but it is also associated with significant adverse effects. In a new study, resear...
Police warned of drug so powerful it can kill in one breath
New Scientist - 9 Jun 2017 20:46
US law enforcement officials have been warned of the dangers of encountering fentanyl, following the collapse of a police officer who brushed some off his shirt
New study design holds promise for drug safety research
Science Daily - 9 Jun 2017 20:05
As the pace of drug approvals accelerates and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) faces potential budget cuts, a new research design offers a new way to successfully assess safety of newly approved drugs, as well a...
Risk for binge drinking differs by ethnicities, income and changes with age, study finds
Science Daily - 9 Jun 2017 20:04
There are differing risks for binge drinking based on race, income and age, say researchers. African-Americans are generally at low risk for binge drinking, but that risk increases disproportionately with age among Afric...
Study shows texting as good as medication at improving type 2 diabetes management
Science Daily - 9 Jun 2017 20:04
Low-income Hispanics with Type 2 diabetes who received health-related text messages every day for six months saw improvements in their blood sugar levels that equaled those resulting from some glucose-lowering medication...
Flaws in a tumor's genetic mending kit drive treatment response to immunotherapy
Science Daily - 9 Jun 2017 20:03
In an expanded, three-year clinical trial of 86 patients with colorectal and 11 other kinds of cancer that have so-called 'mismatch repair' genetic defects, scientists have found that half of the patients respond to an i...
Ray Kurzweil: Our Health Is About to Be Radically Transformed
Singularity Hub - 9 Jun 2017 20:00
Ray Kurzweil is an inventor, thinker, and futurist famous for forecasting the pace of technology and predicting the world of tomorrow. In this video, Kurzweil dives into the exciting and quick-moving field of biotechnolo...
Hair Regrowth Products for Women & Men: Who Pays More?
Live Science - 9 Jun 2017 19:31Five things you need to know about DUP politicians and science
New Scientist - 9 Jun 2017 19:26
Democratic Unionist Party politicians have voiced controversial views on climate change, HIV and creationism. Here's what they've said on some key issues
100-Million-Year-Old Amber Holds Tiny, Feathery Chick
Live Science - 9 Jun 2017 19:20Lower Back Pain: Causes, Relief and Treatment
Live Science - 9 Jun 2017 19:00Physicists use numerical 'tweezers' to study nuclear interactions
Phys.org - 9 Jun 2017 18:48
Researchers from North Carolina State University and the Ruhr-Universität Bochum have developed numerical "tweezers" that can pin a nucleus in place, enabling them to study how interactions between protons and neutrons ...
Mussels add muscle to biocompatible fibers
Science Daily - 9 Jun 2017 18:40
Chemists have used the sticky substance found in mussels to develop self-assembling, biocompatible macroscale fibers that can be used as scaffolds for directed cell growth.
Similar design, different genes: Miniature weapons in the animal kingdom
Science Daily - 9 Jun 2017 18:38
Researchers describe the principle of convergence in unicellular organisms and cnidarians in a new scientific report.
Could removal of aging cells extend human life?
Science Daily - 9 Jun 2017 18:22
A research team has confirmed that targeting SnCs could treat age-related degenerative joint disease.