Football without the fans: Effect of empty stadiums during pandemic
Playing professional football games in empty stadiums had a hugely negative effect on the success…
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Progress in algorithms makes small, noisy quantum computers viable
Instead of waiting for fully mature quantum computers to emerge, researchers have developed hybrid classical/quantum…
New blood test improves prostate cancer screening
Researchers recently reported that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could reduce overdiagnoses and thereby improve prostate…
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More than one in ten COVID-19 patients infected in hospital in UK’s first pandemic wave, study finds
More than one in ten COVID-19 patients in 314 UK hospitals caught the infection in…
Humans aren’t the only species whose metabolisms tend to slow down with age
If you feel like your metabolism just isn’t what it used to be, no matter…
Just 10% of kids with ADHD outgrow it, study finds
Most children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) don’t outgrow the disorder, as widely…
Effectively removing CO2 from the atmosphere
Researchers have investigated the extent to which direct capture of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the…
Best of both worlds — Combining classical and quantum systems to meet supercomputing demands
Quantum entanglement is one of the most fundamental and intriguing phenomena in nature. Recent research…
Researchers pinpoint how PARP inhibitors combat BRCA1 and BRCA2 tumor cells
PARP inhibitors, used to treat patients with cancer of the breast, ovaries, prostate and pancreas,…
Touted as clean, ‘blue’ hydrogen may be worse than gas, coal, researchers say
‘Blue’ hydrogen — an energy source that involves a process for making hydrogen by using…
How Arctic-alpine plants respond to global warming
Researchers have studied how two characteristic Arctic-alpine plant species respond to global warming. They did…
Genetic enigma solved: Inheritance of coat color patterns in dogs
Scientists have unraveled the enigma of inheritance of coat color patterns in dogs. The researchers…
A mobility-based approach to optimize pandemic lockdown strategies
A new strategy for modeling the spread of COVID-19 incorporates smartphone-captured data on people’s movements…
Is your mobile provider tracking your location? New technology could stop it
Right now, there is a good chance your phone is tracking your location — even…
Red blood cell alterations contribute to lupus
The autoimmune disease lupus may be triggered by a defective process in the development of…
The Wendelstein 7-X concept proves its efficiency
One of the most important optimization goals underlying the Wendelstein 7-X fusion device has now…
Toward next-generation brain-computer interface systems
A new kind of neural interface system that coordinates the activity of hundreds of tiny…
Scrap the nap: Study shows short naps don’t relieve sleep deprivation
The latest study shows that short naps are ineffective in mitigating the potentially dangerous cognitive…
From blood to brain: Delivering nucleic acid therapy to the CNS
Researchers have developed a drug delivery platform wherein heteroduplex oligonucleotide drugs conjugated with cholesterol are…
Slow and regular earthquakes interact near Istanbul
Earthquakes typically last only a few seconds, although sometimes the shifts in the subsurface occur…
One-dimensional red phosphorus glows in unexpected ways
Researchers have now found that fibrous red phosphorus, when electrons are confined in its one-dimensional…
In HIV prevention, worsening disparities among U.S. states
States with low initial use of HIV-prevention drugs are continuing to fall behind in usage…
Batters move their heads to keep their eyes on the ball
Researchers are revisiting an age-old question in baseball: Do batters actually keep their eye on…
For psoriasis, targeting skin protein may help control inflammation
Results from a new study reveal that targeting interferon kappa, a protein made by skin…
Wildfire smoke may lead to less rain in the western US
As wildfires and heatwaves stress the western United States, concern over drought is rising: Dry…
New technique illuminates DNA helix
Researchers have identified a new way to measure DNA torsional stiffness — how much resistance…
Skin cells from frontotemporal dementia patients may prove useful in revealing disease mechanisms and in biomarker and drug research
A new study suggests that skin fibroblasts from frontotemporal dementia patients may be useful in…
Climate change will transform cooling effects of volcanic eruptions
Researchers have shown that human-caused climate change will have important consequences for how volcanic gases…
Do some diabetes drugs reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s?
People taking certain drugs to lower blood sugar for type 2 diabetes had less amyloid…
Monoclonal antibody may prevent malaria
One dose of a new monoclonal antibody prevented malaria for up to nine months in…
People with stroke who walk 30 minutes per day may have 54% lower risk of early death
A new study shows that people who walk or garden at least three to four…
Novel technique seamlessly converts ammonia to ‘green’ hydrogen
A recent study has announced a breakthrough in technology that efficiently converts liquid ammonia into…
Study shows differences in rapidly processing sensory feedback among people with autism spectrum disorder
In an effort to better characterize — and quantify — sensorimotor abilities and their impact…
Engineers uncover the secrets of fish fins
Want to swim like a fish? A new study unravels how fish fins manage to…
Understanding lung damage in patients with COVID-19
A severe course of COVID-19 disease is not caused by the direct destruction of the…
A robotic fish tail and an elegant math ratio could inform design of next-gen underwater drones
Researchers built a fishlike robot that uses a programmable artificial tendon to tune its own…
Belief in social Darwinism linked to dysfunctional psychological characteristics, study finds
A new survey study links belief in the concept of social Darwinism with certain dysfunctional…
Most of UC San Diego’s COVID-19 cases detected early by wastewater screening
Part of UC San Diego’s Return to Learn program, wastewater screening helped prevent outbreaks by…
Fine aerosols emitted during talking and singing may play a crucial role in COVID-19 transmission: Singapore study
A new study has revealed that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) particles can be…
Problems in thinking and attention linked to COVID-19 infection
Evidence of cognitive deficits in people who have recovered from COVID-19 has been discovered in…
New electronic phenomenon discovered
Physics researchers at the University of North Florida’s Atomic LEGO Lab discovered a new electronic…
Tiny bubbles: Treating asthma with gene silencing nanocapsules
Researchers are developing novel asthma therapeutics using gene-silencing nanocapsules in a bid to help patients…
Brain signals that help memories form may influence blood sugar
A set of brain signals known to help memories form may also influence blood sugar…
Future battery cost: Crucial for the success of the mobility and energy transition
A group of researchers has published a comparative study of battery cost predictions from the…
‘Experienced’ mouse mothers tutor other females to parent, helped by hormone oxytocin
Watching a mother mouse gather her pups into the family’s nest trains other female mice…
Like humans, apes communicate to start and end social interactions
When we’re talking to another person, we probably wouldn’t leave without saying goodbye; that would…
A clean US hydrogen economy is within reach, but needs a game plan, energy researchers say
Addressing climate change requires not only a clean electrical grid, but also a clean fuel…
Anatomy of an earthquake series
A new study focuses on the 2013 seismic sequence at the Castor platform of a…
Engineers clean up water pollution with sunlight
In addition to providing vitamin D, helping flowers grow and creating the perfect excuse to…
Why sunflowers face east
Sunflowers face the rising sun because increased morning warmth attracts more bees and also helps…