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Anti-Diarrhea Drug Drives Cancer Cells to Cell Death
Neuroscience News - 24 Dec 2020 03:04
Loperamide, an anti-diarrhea medication, induces autophagy in glioblastoma brain cancer cells.
Diversity and Severity of Autism Symptoms Linked to Mutation Locations
Neuroscience News - 24 Dec 2020 03:27
The severity of autism symptoms depends on which specific functional unit within a gene is the target of the mutation.
AI-Designed Serotonin Sensor May Help Scientists Study Sleep and Mental Health
Neuroscience News - 24 Dec 2020 02:37
Artificial intelligence technology redesigned a bacterial protein that helps researchers track serotonin in the brain in real time.
Lyme disease-carrying ticks may invade new territory in the Midwest
Live Science - 24 Dec 2020 16:00
The model can help identify which counties are at high-risk for invasion.
Atomic-scale nanowires can now be produced at scale
EurekAlert! - 24 Dec 2020 09:00
(Tokyo Metropolitan University) Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered a way to make self-assembled nanowires of transition metal chalcogenides at scale using chemical vapor deposition. By changin...
Korean artificial sun, KSTAR, sets the new world record of 20-sec-long operation at 100 million °C
EurekAlert! - 24 Dec 2020 09:00
(National Research Council of Science & Technology) The Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research(KSTAR), a superconducting fusion device also known as the Korean artificial sun, set the new world record as it succ...
Protected: Combining Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation with Telemedicine Enables Breakthrough Treatment at Home
Neuroscience News - 24 Dec 2020 04:10
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Fast-spreading UK coronavirus variant: All your questions answered
Live Science - 25 Dec 2020 00:47
A scary new strain of coronavirus, innocuously named B.1.1.7, has recently exploded across southeast England, prompting the government to tighten lockdowns on the region. Though we don't know all the details, experts are...
Korean artificial sun sets the new world record of 20-sec-long operation at 100 million degrees
Phys.org - 24 Dec 2020 21:42
The Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research(KSTAR), a superconducting fusion device also known as the Korean artificial sun, set the new world record as it succeeded in maintaining the high temperature plasma for...
Mathematical modeling can help balance economy, health during pandemic
Science Daily - 24 Dec 2020 20:31
Using mathematical modeling, new interdisciplinary research determines the best course of action when it comes to walking the line between economic stability and the best possible health outcomes.
Anthropocene: Human-Made Materials Now Weigh as Much as All Living Biomass, Say Scientists
Singularity Hub - 24 Dec 2020 19:00
Our deficiencies have always driven us, even among our distant ancestors, back in the last Ice Age. Having neither the speed and strength to hunt large prey, nor sharp teeth and claws to tear flesh, we improvised spears,...
2021 preview: How soon will a covid-19 vaccine return life to normal?
New Scientist - 24 Dec 2020 19:00
We have a coronavirus vaccine, but normal life is still some way off. In the meantime, here are the big issues facing us in the months ahead
Extraterrestrial evidence: 10 incredible findings about aliens from 2020
Live Science - 24 Dec 2020 17:00
Are we alone in the universe? Many discoveries about aliens in 2020 seemed to increase the prospect of extraterrestrial entities existing.
Humans are destroying our 'perfect planet,' Attenborough says
Live Science - 24 Dec 2020 16:00
A new series explores the powerful natural forces that work together to sculpt and support life on our fragile pale blue dot.
13 ways the Earth showed its wrath in 2020
Live Science - 24 Dec 2020 16:00
Eruptions, temblors and severe weather, oh my.
Shapeshifting crystals-varying stability in different forms of gallium selenide monolayers
EurekAlert! - 24 Dec 2020 09:00
(Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) The gallium selenide monolayer has been recently discovered to have an alternative crystal structure and has diverse potential applications in electronics. Understandi...
Novel method reveals small microplastics throughout Japan's subtropical ocean
EurekAlert! - 24 Dec 2020 09:00
(Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University) Samples taken from the ocean surrounding the subtropical island of Okinawa have revealed the presence of microplastics in all six areas surveyed, f...