Researchers Have Discovered a Novel Quantum State
A research team involving the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) has discovered a quantum state where water remains liquid even at extremely low temperatures. The team, consisting…
Johns Hopkins University News
New Research Reveals Startling Connection Between Hearing Loss and Dementia in Older Adults
Findings highlight the potential benefit of hearing aids. A new study found that older adults with greater severity of hearing loss were more likely to…
New Study Uncovers Potential Target for Stopping 90% of Cancer Deaths
An international research team has discovered a potential new target for a drug that could prevent the deadly metastases responsible for 90% of cancer deaths….
Scientists Have Decrypted the “Mechanical Code” of DNA
An international team of researchers, led by Durham University in the UK, has uncovered previously unknown ways in which nature encodes biological information in a…
New Map of the Universe Displays Span of Entire Cosmos With Pinpoint Accuracy and Sweeping Beauty
The map charts a broad expanse of the universe, from the Milky Way to ‘the edge of what can be seen.’ A new map of…
Cornell Scientists Have Identified a Cellular Process Related to Post-Partum Depression
Postpartum depression is linked to a lack of a cell clean-up process. Researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and the…
Breaking an Optical Rule – Engineers Manipulate Light at the Nanoscale
A formula developed by Rice engineers identifies materials for 3D displays and virtual reality. If you’re going to break a rule with style, make sure…
Tighter School Security Reduces Academic Performance
Recently, schools have been increasing security measures. However, could this increased security be impacting children’s test scores? According to recent research from the Brown School…
The Hidden Cost of Plant-Based Meat
Although plant-based “beef” may reduce carbon dioxide emissions, it also threatens 1.5 million agricultural jobs. The use of plant-based beef substitutes has the potential to…
1,000,000 Times Thinner Than a Single Strand of Hair – Scientists Develop Leak-Free Nano-Pipes
The world’s tiniest plumbing could potentially funnel drugs to individual human cells. Working on microscopic pipes just a millionth the width of a single strand…
A “Serious Concern” – Worrying Numbers of Pregnant Women Are Being Exposed to Cancer-Causing Chemicals
The cancer-causing chemicals can be found in dishware, hair coloring, plastics, and pesticides. According to experts at the University of California, San Francisco and Johns…
Relieve Headaches Faster: Scientists Reveal the Best Way To Swallow Pills
According to a recent Johns Hopkins study, how you swallow pills can impact how quickly your body absorbs the medicine. You probably don’t consider your…
Research Shows That Artificial Sweeteners Can Have Unexpected Effects on the Body
According to a controlled experiment, these sugar substitutes have a variety of impacts on people’s gut microbes and glucose metabolism. Artificial sweeteners and sugar replacements,…
Scientists Unravel “Hall Effect” Physics Mystery
The search for next-generation memory storage devices unravels a physics mystery. A multinational group of scientists has made progress in the use of antiferromagnetic materials…
Wearable Activity-Trackers Could Provide an Early Warning of Dementia
A study investigates whether alterations in daily activities might predict the development of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of cognitive impairment in older people. According…
New Clues to Mysterious Formation of Hot Jupiter Exoplanets
Astronomers discover a new way of determining the relative age of exoplanets and prove there are multiple ways these planets form. In our solar system,…
Neuroscientists Discover Brain Mechanism Tied to Age-Related Memory Loss
As the brain ages, a region in the hippocampus becomes imbalanced, causing forgetfulness. Researchers say understanding this region of the brain and its function may…
AI Accurately Predicts If – And When – Someone Could Die of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
First-of-its-kind survival predictor detects patterns in heart MRIs invisible to the naked eye. A new artificial intelligence-based approach can predict, significantly more accurately than a…
