More research is being conducted to find out whether more exercise and a better diet can fend off Alzheimer’s. After decades of unsuccessful research, two new drugs and a pioneering…
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How Neurons Pick Just One Scent Receptor
Summary: Researchers studying clonal raider ants have uncovered how each sensory neuron manages to express just one odorant receptor gene from a library of hundreds. Unlike fruit flies or mammals,…
Artefacts from Battle of Dubienka unearthed near Uchanie
On July 18th, 1792, Polish forces under General Tadeusz Kościuszko clashed with Russian troops in what became one of the defining engagements of the Polish-Russian War. Despite being heavily outnumbered,…
New initiative targets faster shock diagnosis and care with ‘door to lactate clearance’
Credit: Pixabay from Pexels A new initiative by The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) proposes a new framework and call to action for managing cardiogenic shock (CS), establishing…
New study may help uncover the true impact of childhood lead exposure
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Lead exposure in childhood may be even more dangerous for cognitive development and school performance than previously thought, according to a new analysis led by data…
The fast, fuel-efficient European helicopter setting the pace for clean aviation
The Airbus RACER introduces a new type of rotorcraft designed for a cleaner aviation future. Credit: Airbus Helicopters SAS 2025 With its sleek design and groundbreaking aerodynamics, the Airbus RACER…
Neutron detector mobilizes muons for nuclear, quantum material
Lead muon detector developer Polad Shikhaliev looks on as JungHyun Bae, a Wigner Distinguished Staff Fellow at ORNL, looks inside a muon detector he envisioned during his doctoral studies. Credit:…
New NASA mission to reveal Earth’s invisible ‘halo’
The first image of UV light from Earth’s outer atmosphere, the geocorona, taken from a telescope designed and built by George Carruthers. The telescope took the image while on the…
Clever device drastically reduces the vibration from rotating parts
Credit: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne An EPFL Ph.D. student in mechanical engineering has developed a device that significantly dampens the flow-induced vibration caused by rotating parts, such as those…
Controlling electron interference in time with chirped laser pulses
Illustration of chirped laser-assisted dynamic interference. Credit: Federico Vismarra, ETH Zürich In quantum mechanics, particles such as electrons act like waves and can even interfere with themselves—a striking and counterintuitive…
