Study reveals how a very low calorie diet can reverse type 2 diabetes
A very low calorie diet can rapidly reverse type 2 diabetes in animal models, report scientists.
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In a new study,...
Cell-based therapy for type 1 diabetes?
In type 1 diabetes, autoreactive T-cells attack insulin-producing islet cells in the pancreas (frame 1). Fiorina and colleagues showed that the network of genetic...
IUDs may have a surprising benefit: Protection against cervical cancer
Doctor holding an IUD birth control. (Stock image)
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Considered a safe and highly effective contraception method, intrauterine devices (IUDs) may also...
Polling is still best predictor of election outcomes, study suggests
Polling is still the best way to predict election outcomes, say researchers.
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Donald Trump's surprising election as president of the United...
CRISPR-carrying nanoparticles edit the genome
In a new study, MIT researchers have developed nanoparticles that can deliver the CRISPR genome-editing system and specifically modify genes, eliminating the need to...
First proper motions measured of stars in a small galaxy outside the Milky Way
The movement of stars depends mostly on the invisible dark matter halo around a galaxy.
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By combining data from the Hubble...
Amputees can learn to control a robotic arm with their minds
Monkeys were trained to use their thoughts to move a robotic arm and grasp a ball.
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A new study by neuroscientists...
Artificial muscles give soft robots superpowers
Origami-inspired artificial muscles are capable of lifting up to 1,000 times their own weight, simply by applying air or water pressure.
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Worldwide increase in methane bubbles due to climate change
Tephras -- rock fragments and particles ejected by a volcanic eruption.
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Shrinking glacier cover could lead to increased volcanic...
Investing in conservation pays off, study finds
Conservation funding works.
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Governments and donors have spent billions of dollars since the 1992 Rio Earth Summit attempting to slow the...
Frictional heat powers hydrothermal activity on Enceladus
Surface, ocean and core of Saturn's moon Enceladus. The illustration shows the ice shell, which is thinner at the polar regions, with the ocean...
