An electrical graphene chip capable of detecting mutations in DNA has been developed by engineers….
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Sunflower pollen protects bees from parasites
Solitary mason bees specializing on sunflower pollen were not attacked by a common brood-parasitic wasp,…
‘Traffic-light’ and numeric calorie labels cut calorie consumption by 10 percent
When researchers added color-coded or numeric calorie labels to online food ordering systems, the total…
Garlic mustard populations likely to decline
Garlic mustard, an invasive plant affecting forested areas in the Midwestern and Eastern United States,…
New study explains how very aggressive cancer cells use energy to divide, move
A new study explains how cancer cells use energy to fuel this switch between motion…
Spintronics: Resetting the future of heat assisted magnetic recording
Scientists have examined thin films of Dysprosium-Cobalt sputtered onto a nanostructured membrane at BESSY II….
Origin of a myth: The second trauma cure for amnesia
A professor explains how scientists’ limited and faulty understanding of the brain hundreds of years…
Blood pressure medications reduce stroke, heart attack in peritoneal dialysis patients
Two classes of blood pressure medications are associated with a 16 percent lower risk of…
Study compares effectiveness of weight-loss drugs
In an analysis that included nearly 30,000 overweight or obese adults, compared with placebo, orlistat,…
Migraine as a risk marker for stroke, heart attack
A team of researchers has now been able to establish the following: female migraine patients…