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    Astronomers identify what lurks inside a black hole
    Joseph Shavit
    • 4 hours ago

    Astronomers identify what lurks inside a black hole

    Researchers have used quantum computing and computer learning to describe what is believed to be the interior of a black hole.
    New discovery offers tantalizing clues about origins of complex life
    Joshua Shavit
    • 6 hours ago

    New discovery offers tantalizing clues about origins of complex life

    The first discovery of viruses infecting a group of microbes that may include the ancestors of all complex life has been found.
    Dietary fibre can help with skin allergies, study finds
    Joshua Shavit
    • 8 hours ago

    Dietary fibre can help with skin allergies, study finds

    Monash University researchers found that microbial fermentation of dietary fibre in the gut can protect against allergic skin disease.
    Scientists use exploding "micro-bubbles" and ultrasound to kill cancer cells
    Joseph Shavit
    • 22 hours ago

    Scientists use exploding "micro-bubbles" and ultrasound to kill cancer cells

    An international research team developed a noninvasive technology platform for gene delivery into breast cancer cells.
    New fluorophores use color to help kill cancer cells
    Joseph Shavit
    • 1 day ago

    New fluorophores use color to help kill cancer cells

    A new therapeutic approach prevents the growth of metastatic tumors by forcing cancer cells into a dormant state stopping their spread.
    Long-term liquid water also on non-Earth-like planets?
    Joseph Shavit
    • 1 day ago

    Long-term liquid water also on non-Earth-like planets?

    Liquid water is an important prerequisite for life to develop on a planet. It could also exist for billions of years on planets.
    A quick, easy scan can reveal late-life dementia risk
    Joseph Shavit
    • 1 day ago

    A quick, easy scan can reveal late-life dementia risk

    A long-term study has shown a common bone density scan can also reveal if someone is at increased risk of developing dementia.
    Enzyme reverses muscle loss due to aging and cancer
    Joseph Shavit
    • 2 days ago

    Enzyme reverses muscle loss due to aging and cancer

    Their work demonstrates the importance of the enzyme GCN5 in muscle regeneration, and diseases such as cancer and muscular dystrophy.
    Researchers discover what triggered the last ice age
    Joshua Shavit
    • 2 days ago

    Researchers discover what triggered the last ice age

    Where did the ice sheets that rang in the last ice age more than 100,000 years ago come from, and how could they grow so quickly?
    Astronomers discover a multiplanet system very close to Earth
    Joseph Shavit
    • 2 days ago

    Astronomers discover a multiplanet system very close to Earth

    MIT astronomers have discovered two terrestrial, Earth-sized, planets that lie just 10 parsecs, or about 33 light-years, from Earth.
    Why do females itch less than males?  Researchers scratch out an answer
    Joshua Shavit
    • 2 days ago

    Why do females itch less than males? Researchers scratch out an answer

    Researchers has found that the female hormone estradiol suppresses psoriasis, and the protective role of the hormone has therapy potential
    MIT sleep study provides eye-opening findings
    Joseph Shavit
    • 3 days ago

    MIT sleep study provides eye-opening findings

    Getting more sleep can provide big benefits: Many people find it gives them increased energy, emotional control, and an improved well-being.
    New, injectable gel may greatly reduce chronic low back pain
    Joshua Shavit
    • 3 days ago

    New, injectable gel may greatly reduce chronic low back pain

    A hydrogel, injected into spinal discs, proved safe and effective in substantially relieving chronic low back pain caused by DDD.
    Flu vaccination linked to 40% reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease
    Joseph Shavit
    • 3 days ago

    Flu vaccination linked to 40% reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease

    People who received at least one influenza vaccine were 40% less likely than their non-vaccinated peers to develop Alzheimer’s disease
    Apocalyptic global warming scenarios no longer plausible, study finds
    Joseph Shavit
    • 4 days ago

    Apocalyptic global warming scenarios no longer plausible, study finds

    This is cautiously optimistic good news with respect to where the world is today, compared to where we thought we might be.
    New research reveals how and when chickens became domesticated
    Joshua Shavit
    • 4 days ago

    New research reveals how and when chickens became domesticated

    New research transforms our understanding of the circumstances and timing of the domestication of chickens, their spread across Asia
    Reducing air pollution important for healthy brain development in children
    Joseph Shavit
    • 4 days ago

    Reducing air pollution important for healthy brain development in children

    Study finds that having a portable air cleaner in the home can reduce the negative impacts of air pollution on brain development in children
    Hockey fights do not deter greater violence, study finds
    Joshua Shavit
    • 5 days ago

    Hockey fights do not deter greater violence, study finds

    Allowing fights among players in the National Hockey Leagues does not deter greater violence in the modern game, according to a new study.
    Can we save more lives if we let resistant bacteria live?
    Joshua Shavit
    • 5 days ago

    Can we save more lives if we let resistant bacteria live?

    Every day, people die of simple inflammation because bacteria can no longer be killed with antibiotics. So what do we do?
    Eating fish protect our brains from air pollution, study finds
    Joseph Shavit
    • 5 days ago

    Eating fish protect our brains from air pollution, study finds

    Two servings a week of baked or broiled fish or shellfish may provide enough omega-3 fatty acids to counteract the effects of air pollution
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