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Using IBM's cloud-based quantum computer, researchers have shown that it's possible to create ultra-secure cheques with quantum technology

The US Vice President placed his hands on a piece of the Orion spacecraft while on a tour at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, despite a sign that forbade it

You won't find ice cubes like this in your freezer.

Sexism is alive and well, but this time men are the target. A new study debunks a long-standing theory that sexual assault isn't as emotionally traumatizing for men as it is for women and that it doesn't result in simila...

It's ultra-thin, electrically conducting at the edge and highly insulating within--and all that at room temperature: Physicists from the University of Würzburg have developed a promising new material.

(Imperial College London) The future cost of energy storage technologies can now be predicted under different scenarios, thanks to a new tool created by Imperial researchers.

Scientists have found that people who drink coffee appear to live longer. Drinking coffee was associated with lower risk of death due to heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, and kidney disease. People who consumed a ...

Scientists have found a single protein -- Ptbp2 -- controls a network of over 200 genes central to how developing sperm move and communicate. The protein works by regulating how RNA is processed during each stage of sper...

Strengthening the inferior longitudinal fasciculus (ILF) via speech therapy is associated with significant semantic error reductions in aphasic stroke patients, report investigators. These findings suggest that speech re...

Scientists have long known the ins and outs of equilibrium thermodynamics. Systems in equilibrium--a stable state of unchanging balance--are governed by a neat set of rules, making them predictable and easy to explore.

Disrupting just one night of sleep in healthy, middle-aged adults causes an increase in a brain protein associated with Alzheimer's disease, research shows. Further, a week of poor sleep leads to an increase in another b...

By 2040 there will be over 1.2 million people living with dementia in England and Wales (an increase of 57% from 2016), largely due to increased life expectancy, a new study conducted by an international team of research...

Fanconi anemia is a rare genetic disease characterized by hematologic symptoms and high cancer risk. Mutations in nearly 20 different genes have been identified in patients with Fanconi anemia. Medical researchers now re...

Researchers have evaluated the long-term efficacy and safety of long duration dual anti-platelet therapy (L-DAPT) compared to short duration DAPT (S-DAPT) after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation. The current meta-ana...

The benefits of antioxidant fisetin have been demonstrated in mouse model of premature aging, Alzheimer's disease.

A groundbreaking advancement in materials could potentially help patients requiring stem cell therapies for spinal cord injuries, stroke, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, arthritic joints or any other condition ...

In very dense fields, sunflowers self-organise into an alternating-tilt pattern that maximises exposure to sunlight

A new method for controlling gene expression across bacterial colonies has been invented by researchers. The method involves engineering dynamic DNA copy number changes in a synchronized fashion.

Around-the-clock care from senior physicians helped reduce major complications in cardiac surgery patients as compared to receiving care from resident physicians, according to a new study. Researchers found that patients...

A first-of-its-kind study looks beyond Medicare readmission rates to determine causes of short-term readmissions of patients across the spectrum of age and insurance types. Researchers found while Medicare patients accou...

A new study is taking a closer look at the damage caused by chemical attacks in Syria. The Syrian Civil War, ongoing since 2011, has seen hundreds of people killed through the use of chemical weapons.

The way in which patients with multiple sclerosis answer questionnaires could help to predict their survival rate from the disease, a study has found.