Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research being presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Venice, Italy (12-15 May) and published in Diabetologia suggests that having a low…
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A New Window into Neural Dynamics
Summary: Researchers have developed a groundbreaking “nanosheet incorporated into light-curable resin” (NIRE) method, enabling unprecedented large-scale and long-term observation of neuronal activity in awake mice. This innovative technique utilizes fluoropolymer…
Figurine funerary offerings found in child jar burials at Tenedos
Archaeologists from the Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University’s Archaeology Department have uncovered figurines in a necropolis on the Turkish island of Tenedos. During antiquity, Tenedos was an island polis first mentioned…
Scientists reveal role of neighboring adsorbates and quantum tunneling in surface diffusion of hydrogen atoms
Quantum tunneling of hydrogen on graphene surface (left) and comparison of diffusion coefficients in classical and quantum processes (right). Credit: Yang Yong A research group led by Prof. Yang Yong…
New dressing robot can ‘mimic’ the actions of care workers
A demonstration of the dressing robot in the laboratory. Credit: University of York Scientists have developed a new robot that can ‘mimic’ the two-handed movements of care workers as they…
Researchers discover an RNA molecule that could be used as a therapeutic target against cancer cells
Replication stress induces lncRNAs associated to replicating chromatin. a (Top) Mechanism of action of hydroxyurea (HU) RNR: ribonucleotide reductase. (Bottom) Immunoblot analysis HCT116 cells treated with HU 1 mM for 8 h…
Study determines the original orientations of rocks drilled on Mars
MIT geologists determined the original orientation of many of the bedrock samples collected on Mars by the Perseverance rover, depicted in this image rendering. The findings can give scientists clues…
Multiparticle nanostructures for building better quantum technologies
The illustration shows a red laser beam exciting plasmonic waves on the surface of a metallic (gold) nanostructure. These are then scattered by the slit to produce multiparticle systems with…
Could the days of ‘springing forward’ be numbered? A neurologist and sleep expert explains the downside to that borrowed hour of daylight
As people in the U.S. prepare to set their clocks ahead one hour on Sunday, March 10, 2024, I find myself bracing for the annual ritual of media stories about…
