Using an ultra fast-scanning atomic force microscope, a team of researchers has filmed “living” nuclear…
Month: May 2016
Three potentially habitable worlds found around nearby ultracool dwarf star
Astronomers have discovered three planets orbiting an ultracool dwarf star just 40 light-years from Earth….
New interpretation of the Rök runestone inscription changes view of Viking Age
The Rok Runestone, erected in the late 800s in Sweden is the world’s most well-known…
Less body fat for toddlers taking vitamin D
A healthy intake of vitamin D in the first year of life appears to set…
Skeletal marker of physiological stress might indicate good, rather than poor, health
One of the skeletal markers that anthropologists use to decipher the past, linear enamel hypoplasia,…
Expand prescribing of buprenorphine for opioid abuse? Experts weigh pros and cons
Buprenorphine is a critical part of treatment for the growing epidemic of opioid abuse —…
No males needed: All-female salamanders regrow tails 36 percent faster
The lady salamander that shuns male companionship may reap important benefits. For instance, when a…
Englerin analogues with anti-cancer activity
A research team has designed and synthetized a series of analogues of (-)-Englerin A that…
Anomalous sinking of spheres in apparently fixed powder beds discovered
Scientists have examined the state of the surface of apparently fixed powder beds in which…
Ibrutinib: Indication of added benefit in one of three therapeutic indications
No added benefit has been proven for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and Waldenström macroglobulinaemia. Certain patients…