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Scientists Develop “Erasable” Semiconductor That Can Be Reprogrammed Again and Again

Researchers at Princeton University have developed an extremely thin semiconductor that can have its electronic properties programmed, erased and programmed again using light. The discovery...

New 3D Printing Method Could Transform Nuclear Reactor Manufacturing

Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and A.J. Tuck Company have developed a new manufacturing technique that could make it easier and faster...

A Simple Yeast Fiber Could Help Fight Cancer

Scientists are exploring whether something as simple as a dietary ingredient could help repair immune problems linked to obesity. A new mouse study suggests that...

Can Vitamin D Support Memory Function in High-Risk Adults?

Older adults who struggle with both poor sleep and early memory problems may have a higher risk of future cognitive decline. New research from Emory...

Belly Fat May Matter More to Your Heart Than Your Weight

A person can have a body weight considered normal and still carry a pattern of fat that is linked to a higher risk of...

What One Month Without Meat Does to Your DNA

What we eat cannot change the DNA sequence we were born with, but it may change how our cells use that DNA. A new randomized...

2.5 Hours of Social Media Use Strongly Linked to Depression

Spending hours each day on social media may be more closely connected to depression than many other parts of daily life, according to a...

For Lower Blood Pressure, Cutting Salt May Not Be Enough

Eating less salt has long been one of the most familiar pieces of advice for people with high blood pressure. But scientists say there may...

Could a Shingles Shot Help Protect the Brain from Dementia

A vaccine designed to prevent shingles may also be linked to a lower chance of dementia in older adults, according to a large U.S....

Overusing Asthma Drug May Increase Heart Death Risk

People with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often depend on reliever inhalers when breathing suddenly becomes difficult. But a large Belgian study suggests...

A Cannabis Medicine Could Quiet PTSD Nightmares

For people living with post-traumatic stress disorder, nighttime can sometimes be harder than daytime. Sleep may bring back frightening events in vivid dreams, causing people...

New Pill Doubles Survival in Deadly Pancreatic Cancer

Patients with advanced pancreatic cancer now have a new treatment option after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Rasonque, a once-daily pill developed...

MRI May Reveal How Fast Early Alzheimer’s Will Progress

A brain scan already used during Alzheimer's evaluations may eventually help doctors answer one of the most difficult questions facing younger patients: how quickly...

Fasting May Lower Chronic Pain Through the Gut

Chronic pain can affect far more than the part of the body that hurts. People who live with pain for months or years may also...

This Hormone Therapy May Lower Dementia Risk

Hormone replacement therapy may be linked to a lower risk of dementia in some women after menopause, according to a large UK study. Researchers from...

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Astronomers Discover 4 Strange Planets Around One of Our Closest Stars

Astronomers have taken their most detailed look yet at a fascinating group of small planets orbiting Barnard’s Star, one of the closest stars to...

Why a Planet’s Slow Spin Could Turn It into a Scorching World Like Venus

Why did Earth become a comfortable home for life while its similar-sized neighbor Venus turned into a scorching world with a crushing atmosphere? Scientists think...

Atom-Thin Carbon Film Could Make Future Computer Chips Faster and More Efficient

As computer chips become smaller and more powerful, the tiny wires inside them are creating a growing problem. Researchers in Singapore have now developed an...

How the World’s First Bird Took Flight

For more than a century, scientists have wondered how Archaeopteryx, one of the earliest known birds, managed to get off the ground. A new study...

Astronomers Find a Flaw in a Cosmic Yardstick Used for 50 Years

For more than half a century, astronomers have relied on a basic assumption when estimating the number of stars inside distant galaxies: stars of...