Potential Long-Term Treatment for Asthma Discovered
Rather than merely treating its symptoms, a new strategy targets one of asthma’s causes. Researchers from Aston University and Imperial College London have identified a…
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Antarctic Glaciers Are Melting Away at the Fastest Rate in 5,500 Years
A study finds that two major glaciers in the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) are losing ice at the fastest rate for at least 5,500…
“Life-Like” Lasers Can Self-Organize, Adapt, and Cooperate Like Living Systems
Self-organizing lasers could lead to new materials for sensing, computing, light sources, and displays by mimicking features of living systems. Although many artificial materials have…
Nerve Regeneration and Repair: Intermittent Fasting May Help Heal Nerve Damage
Intermittent fasting alters the gut bacteria activity of mice and increases their ability to recover from nerve damage. Scientists observed how fasting led to the…
Stress Induces a Kind of Sleep That Helps Relieve Anxiety
Stress boosts a kind of sleep that subsequently relieves anxiety, according to new research using mice that also pinpoints the mechanism responsible. Since sleep is…
Single Brain Scan Can Diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease Quickly and Accurately
New research breakthrough uses machine learning technology to look at structural features within the brain, including in regions not previously associated with Alzheimer’s. The advantage…
Artificial Intelligence Computing Using Networks of Tiny Nanomagnets
Researchers have shown it is possible to perform artificial intelligence using tiny nanomagnets that interact like neurons in the brain. The new technology, developed by…
Electron Motion Tracked in a Quantum State of Matter Using X-Ray Pulses Less Than a Millionth of a Billionth of a Second Long
Less than a millionth of a billionth of a second long, attosecond X-ray pulses allow researchers to peer deep inside molecules and follow electrons as…
Cheaper Hydrogen Fuel Cell Invented – Enabling Better Green Energy Options
Imperial researchers have developed a new hydrogen fuel cell that uses iron instead of rare and costly platinum, enabling greater use of the technology. Hydrogen…
New Materials Enable Cheaper Solar Cells That Are Easier To Make
New solar cell devices that are cheaper and easier to make could soon make their way to market thanks to materials made at Imperial College…
Psychedelic Magic Mushroom Compound Psilocybin Rewires the Brain for People With Depression
Psilocybin, the psychedelic compound found in magic mushrooms, helps to “open up” depressed people’s brains, even after use, enabling brain regions to talk more freely…
T Cells From Common Colds Cross-Protect Against COVID-19 Infection
A new study, published in Nature Communications and led by Imperial College London researchers, provides the first evidence of a protective role for these T…
How a Virus Transforms Immune Cells Into Cancer
An international team have mapped how the HTLV-1 virus causes a rare leukemia in some people, providing clues on how to stop it from happening….
“The Google Earth of Biology” – Visually Stunning Tree of All Known Life Unveiled Online
OneZoom is a one-stop site for exploring all life on Earth, its evolutionary history, and how much of it is threatened with extinction. The OneZoom explorer…
Mysterious Long-Range Four-Stranded DNA Structures Found To Play a Role in Rare Aging Disease
A special form of four-stranded DNA, recently seen in human cells, has been found to interact with a gene that causes Cockayne Syndrome when faulty….
When the Solar Wind Slams Into Earth’s Magnetosphere, a Surprising Stillness Ensues
Energy from the solar wind interacting with the magnetospheric ‘bubble’ around Earth creates waves of energy that appear to stand still. This new finding, from…
COVID-19 Antibodies Last at Least 9 Months After Infection
Testing of an entire Italian town shows antibody levels remain high nine months after SARS-CoV-2 infection, whether symptomatic or asymptomatic. Researchers from the University of…
Throwing an “Axion Bomb” Into a Black Hole Could Break a Fundamental Law of Physics
New research shows how the fundamental law of conservation of charge could break down near a black hole. Singularities, such as those at the centre…
