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International research teams have uncovered a new cause for pediatric seizures: mosaicism, a condition in which cells within the same individual have different genetic compositions….
Research reveals that detecting and removing smartphone spyware applications is challenging. A team of computer scientists from New York and San Diego has found that…
Scientists have highlighted the ecological and nutritional benefits of aquatic plants, along with the technical and financial difficulties in expanding production. Algae. It’s what’s for…
The characteristic wrinkled surface of the brain is usually associated with enhanced cognitive function, however, excessive folding can have the opposite effect. The human brain’s…
The substance can be administered via intravenous injection and holds the possibility of being used in the treatment of conditions such as heart attacks and…
UC San Diego researchers have uncovered how pancreatic cancer stem cells use a protein from a family of proteins that typically suppresses tumors to instead…
The dynamic movement of H1N1 proteins exposes previously unknown vulnerabilities. The World Health Organization reports that there are approximately 1 billion cases of influenza annually,…
Researchers at UC San Diego have discovered that individuals affected by the catastrophic Camp Fire in 2018 showed changes in cognitive function several months later….
According to a new study led by the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science at the University of California San Diego,…
A hybrid biomaterial that has been successfully synthesized could be utilized to treat spinal injuries. A unique material developed at the University of Limerick in…
In a new Nature Energy paper, engineers report progress toward lithium-metal batteries that charge fast – as fast as an hour. This fast charging is…
Researchers demonstrate that organoids react to external sensory stimuli using cutting-edge recording technology. A group of engineers and neuroscientists have shown, for the first time,…
The ultraviolet nail polish drying devices used to cure gel manicures may pose more of a public health concern than previously thought. Researchers at the…
Brazilian scientists propose conducting experiments using lab-grown mini-brains to study the effects of drugs on fetal brain development. Depression affects a significant portion of pregnant…
UC San Diego researchers have developed a new model of arthritis, focusing on the joint lubricating protein lubricin. Many people view gout as a disease…
A significant discovery about the mechanisms by which plants open and close their stomata could lead to new methods of protecting crops from the effects…
Nanoengineers from the University of California, San Diego, have created tiny robots called microrobots that can swim around in the lungs, deliver medicine, and be…
The devices can be recharged with light. University of California San Diego researchers have created soft devices containing algae that, when subjected to mechanical stress,…
