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New Bayesian quantum algorithm directly calculates the energy difference of an atom and molecule
Phys.org - 2 Sep 2021 14:20
As newly reported by the journal Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, researchers from the Graduate School of Science at Osaka City University have developed a quantum algorithm that can understand the electronic states ...
Large Hadron Collider sticks with reels of tape for vast storage needs
New Scientist - 2 Sep 2021 12:00
The physicists at CERN still rely on tape for the long-term storage of data from the LHC, because it is more reliable and cheaper than hard discs or flash storage
New 'mu' coronavirus variant could escape vaccine-induced immunity, WHO says
Live Science - 2 Sep 2021 13:00
The variant was first detected in Colombia in January 2021.
Researchers use artificial intelligence to predict which COVID-19 patients will need a ventilator to breathe
Science Daily - 2 Sep 2021 23:48
Researchers have developed an online tool to help medical staff quickly determine which COVID-19 patients will need help breathing with a ventilator. The tool, developed through analysis of CT scans from nearly 900 COVID...
Novel mechanism links genetic defect in IBD patients to gut leakiness
Science Daily - 2 Sep 2021 23:48
A team of researchers has identified a novel mechanism by which loss-of-function mutations in the gene PTPN2, found in many patients with inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD, affect how intestinal epithelial cells maintai...
Sudden cardiac episodes could be caused by 'deadly cocktail'
Science Daily - 2 Sep 2021 23:47
It has been a mystery why some people live a perfectly normal life until experiencing a potentially deadly cardiac episode. Now, researchers present a possible explanation in a microscopic modification of a protein, whic...
Prior exposure to common cold coronaviruses enhances immune response to SARS-CoV-2
Science Daily - 2 Sep 2021 23:47
Researchers have shown that certain immune cells, which are found in people previously exposed to common cold coronaviruses, enhance the body's immune response to SARS-CoV-2, both during natural infection and following v...
Many with food allergies don't know about oral immunotherapy treatment option
Science Daily - 2 Sep 2021 23:47
A study of a geographically, clinically, and socioeconomically diverse, nationally-representative sample of US households -- including both adult patients and caregivers of children with food allergy -- found that 72 per...
Engineering CAR T cells to deliver endogenous RNA wakes solid tumors to respond to therapy
Science Daily - 2 Sep 2021 23:47
A new study shows CAR T cells expressing RN7SL1 can activate the body's natural immune cells against difficult-to-treat cancers.
Optimal lifting of COVID-19 restrictions would follow pace of vaccination, study suggests
Science Daily - 2 Sep 2021 23:47
A new analysis suggests that, in order to boost freedoms and protect against overwhelming new waves of COVID-19, the pace at which restrictions to reduce spread are lifted must be directly tied to the pace of vaccination...
Why are only some cells 'competent' to form cancer?
Science Daily - 2 Sep 2021 23:47
Medical researchers report that melanoma formation depends on something called 'oncogenic competence,' which is the result of a collaboration between the DNA mutations in a cell and the particular set of genes that are t...
Natural exposure to wildfire smoke increased pregnancy loss in rhesus macaques
Science Daily - 2 Sep 2021 23:46
Rhesus macaques naturally exposed to wildfire smoke early in pregnancy had an increased rate of miscarriage, according to new research.
Smiling Can Build Relationships Even After Someone Has Been Untrustworthy
Neuroscience News - 2 Sep 2021 23:31
When you've acted in an uncooperative or untrustworthy way, the way you smile could either help heal or hinder social relationships. Those whose smiles reflected reward, or a signal that they were happy, or a smile of do...
Does Our Mind's Eye Match Real Life? Study Shows Differences in How We Perceive Images
Neuroscience News - 2 Sep 2021 22:33
Study reveals individual differences in how we perceive and imagine visual images we have seen.
Why Words Become Harder to Remember as We Get Older
Neuroscience News - 2 Sep 2021 21:55
Researchers reveal the neurobiological basis of why we often find it more difficult to find the right words as we age.
A Connection Between Brain's Opioid System and Eating Behavior
Neuroscience News - 2 Sep 2021 21:26
The function of the opioid system is connected to eating triggered by external stimuli. The findings could lead to the development of new therapies that target the opioid system to reduce obesity.
Putting a new theory of many-particle quantum systems to the test
Phys.org - 2 Sep 2021 21:12
New experiments using trapped one-dimensional gases--atoms cooled to the coldest temperatures in the universe and confined so that they can only move in a line--fit with the predictions of the recently developed theory o...
We have spotted a new kind of supernova triggered by cosmic collisions
New Scientist - 2 Sep 2021 21:00
When a neutron star or a black hole ploughs through a massive star, it can force the star to explode in a type of supernova that has now been observed for the first time
Texas cold crisis early this year linked to melting Arctic sea ice
New Scientist - 2 Sep 2021 21:00
The extreme cold snap that left millions without power in Texas early this year may have been made more likely due to melting Arctic sea ice, according to a scientific model
Cavalier King Charles spaniels carry a high number of harmful genes
New Scientist - 2 Sep 2021 21:00
A genetic study of eight dog breeds including German shepherds and golden retrievers found that cavalier King Charles spaniels had the highest number of potentially harmful mutations
Study Highlights Mental Health Impacts of Isolation
Neuroscience News - 2 Sep 2021 20:51
Following periods of acute isolation, female mice display a strong desire to socialize with other females by significantly increasing their production of social calls that are much like human emotional vocalizations. The...
Google is shutting down controversial data-sharing project with NHS
New Scientist - 2 Sep 2021 20:32
Google is shutting down its controversial Streams app, which used machine learning to analyse medical records and was found to have failed to comply with UK data protection laws