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Simple Blood Test Could Spot Often-Missed Bone Disease
A rare genetic disease can leave people with painful bones, repeated fractures and teeth that fall out too early, yet the condition may remain...
Scientists Find a Better Way to Fight Gum Disease
A healthy mouth is home to hundreds of kinds of bacteria, and most do not need to be destroyed.
A new study from Nagoya University...
Brain Immune Cells May Shift in Midlife
The brain does not age in exactly the same way from one decade to the next.
New research suggests that an important change may begin...
New Target Restores Autism-Linked Brain Signaling
Scientists have found a possible new way to improve a type of brain signaling that is disrupted in some forms of autism.
The approach worked...
Astronomers Find Three Giant Black Holes in One Ancient Galaxy for the First Time
Astronomers have discovered three actively feeding supermassive black holes inside a single distant galaxy, something never before seen so far back in the history...
Scientists Discover Strange ‘Slow’ Electrons That Could Transform Computer Memory
Scientists have discovered an unusual state of matter in which huge numbers of electrons appear to move slowly together while maintaining their quantum behavior.
The...
New MIT Coding Technique Makes Some GPU Tasks Nearly Four Times Faster
Researchers have developed a new programming technique that can make some calculations on graphics processing units, or GPUs, nearly four times faster by teaching...
Astronomers Catch a Dying Star Recycling Its Material Back into Space
Astronomers have captured a remarkable view of a dying star's remains being broken apart and mixed into the space between stars.
The discovery offers a...
Heart Trouble May Be a Big Cancer Warning Sign for Men
When doctors diagnose cardiovascular disease, their main concern is usually preventing problems such as heart attacks, strokes, and heart failure.
A long-running British study suggests...
Hidden Cholesterol Risk May Raise Stroke Danger
A type of cholesterol-related particle that is rarely included in routine health checks may reveal hidden heart and stroke risk.
New findings from more than...
How Heart Disease Can Begin in Silence
A person can have dangerously high blood pressure for years and feel perfectly normal.
That is one reason heart disease remains so difficult to prevent:...
Can Diabetes Cause Bone Fracture?
Type 2 diabetes is usually associated with blood sugar, heart disease and kidney problems, but it can also affect the risk of broken bones.
Strangely,...
These Everyday Risks May Damage Brain in Older People
Dementia is often associated with aging and genetics, but those are only part of the picture.
Researchers estimate that a large share of dementia cases...
Could Chewing Gum Help Fight Cancer?
Chewing gum is usually sold for fresh breath or flavor, but scientists are exploring a far more ambitious use for it.
A research team led...
Adult Brains May Retain a Treatment Window in Autism
A common assumption about developmental brain conditions is that treatment must happen very early, before the brain finishes its major stages of development.
A new...
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20 Years of Watching a Blazar Reveals Something Stranger Than Expected
After nearly two decades of observations, astronomers have discovered that a distant blazar behaves in ways that leading theories struggle to explain.
Instead of solving...
Mysterious Magnetic Star May Have Revealed a 90-Year-Old Quantum Secret
Scientists may have found the strongest evidence yet for one of the strangest predictions in quantum physics—a theory first proposed nearly 90 years ago.
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New X-Ray Technique Could Help Stop Future Computer Chips from Overheating
Anyone who has used a laptop that becomes too hot to touch knows that heat is one of the biggest challenges in modern electronics.
The...
Just Four Questions Could Reveal How Good You Are at Protecting Your Personal Data
Most people say they care about privacy, but their everyday behavior does not always match their concerns. Now, researchers have developed a simple four-question...
A Simple Heat Treatment Could Make 3D-Printed Metal Parts Tougher for Rockets and Electric...
Scientists have found a way to improve the performance of 3D-printed aluminum bronze, a metal that could be useful for cooling powerful electronic components...