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No more ‘superbugs’? Maple syrup extract enhances antibiotic action
Antibiotics save lives, but there is a downside to their ubiquity. High doses can kill…
Patients’ immune system may influence effectiveness of cancer immunotherapy
Nature of tumor-associated immune cells may explain why immunotherapy for head and neck cancer is…
Basic plasma wave physics reshaped by NASA observations
NASA scientists are reshaping the basic understanding of a type of wave in space known…
Discovery of a source of fast magnetic reconnection
The source of the acceleration of a common type of magnetic reconnection has now been…
Experimental small molecule shows potential in preventing meth relapse
The reason methamphetamine users find it so hard to quit — 88 percent of them…
Helping the retina regenerate
A new report gives recommendations for regenerating retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), crucial neurons in the…
Will grass become the new gasoline?
A new process that turns grass into biofuel has been developed by scientists. Although it…
Exploring ocean waters to characterize atmospheric aerosols
Aerosols are collections of fine particles, either biological or of other types, in suspension in…
New genetic links underlying progressively blinding eye disease identified
Three novel genomic loci — distinct stretches of genetic material on chromosomes — linked to…