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Genetic reanalysis results in more than 500 patients receiving diagnosis
Researchers Alexander Hoischen and Lisenka Vissers of Radboud university medical center. Credit: @radboudumc The European consortium for Solving the Unsolved Rare Diseases has demonstrated the significance of international collaboration to…
‘You are a stain on the universe. Please die. Please’: A 14-year old took AI seriously. Who is responsible?
Demonic forces which lured unsuspecting innocents to their deaths were once the subject of myth. No longer. And while we once could control these non-human diabolical temptresses and powers –…
Calorie labeling leads to modest reductions in selection and consumption
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new review has found that calorie labeling of food on menus and products leads people to choose slightly fewer calories. The research team, led by…
Skin-inspired optical sensor reads Braille at the speed of touch
Researchers have developed a fast and accurate flexible tactile optical sensor capable of reading Braille. The technology could enable smart readers that convert Braille to speech or text, helping to…
An even ghostlier neutrino may rule the universe
One of the Daya Bay detectors. Credit: Roy Kaltschmidt, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Strange “right-handed” neutrinos may be responsible for all the matter in the universe, according to new research.…
Excavations find major Roman pottery industry near Poole Harbour
Archaeologists from Wessex Archaeology have found evidence of a major Roman pottery industry near Poole Harbour in Dorset, southern England. Excavations are part of “The Moors at Arne” project, a…
Centuries-old supernova guides James Webb Space Telescope through an interstellar gap
The spaces between stars in our galaxy are enigmatic realms filled with vast, diffuse clouds of gas and dust. These clouds tend to remain invisible — but the James Webb…
RNA structures provide new insights into how virus hijacks cells
Global transcriptional and translational changes in HIV-1 infected cells. Credit: Nature Structural & Molecular Biology (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41594-024-01468-3 A team of scientists at the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research…
How Our Brains Perceive Body Weight Differs From Objects
Summary: Research reveals that how we perceive the size and weight of body parts, such as hands, differs from our perception of objects. For objects, smaller items feel heavier than…
