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Cancer in context: 37 years of painstakingly collected data
Some ethnic groups experience cancer more often than others. These populations have the five highest incidence rates (cancer cases per every 100,000 people) in...
How shaping light can change particle behavior
Laser light coupled into the microfiber.Credit: OIST
Light can take many different forms. Even in our day-to-day life, sunlight is vastly different from fluorescent light....
This is your brain on sentences
These brain maps show how accurately it was possible to predict neural activation patterns for new, previously unseen sentences, in different regions of the...
Cancer overtakes heart disease as the main cause of death in 12 European countries
Although diseases of the heart and blood vessels (cardiovascular disease, CVD) kill more people worldwide than anything else, with 17.3 million deaths globally, cancer...
Schizophrenia Emerged After Humans Diverged From Neanderthals
Schizophrenia poses an evolutionary enigma. The disorder has existed throughout recorded human history and persists despite its severe effects on thought and behavior, and...
Treatment option for Alzheimer’s disease possible
A research project has shown that an experimental model of Alzheimer’s disease can be successfully treated with a commonly used anti-inflammatory drug.
A team led...
Your brain on Google Glass
The fNIR sensor, which is placed around the forehead like a headband, uses LEDs that shine near-infrared light to sample from 16 brain areas....
Hubble Uncovers a Galaxy Pair Coming in from the Wilderness
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured the glow of new stars in these small, ancient galaxies, called Pisces A and Pisces B. The dwarf...
Much ado about nothing: Astronomers use empty space to study the universe
This simulation of the large-scale structure of the universe reveals the cosmic web of galaxies and the vast, empty regions known as voids.Credit: Image...
Human brain clocks exposed: Effects of circadian clocks, sleep loss vary across brain regions,...
Ever wondered what happens inside your brain when you stay awake for a day, a night and another day, before you finally go to...
Needles that hit the right mark
Researchers designed and tested several types of optical sensors that could be placed at the tip of an epidural needle and determined that the...
