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Physics & Astronomy

Researchers Convert Quantum Signals for Telecom Networks

The developments move quantum information networks – which securely encode information by entangling photons and atoms – closer to a possible prototype system.

Studies and Analyses

Genetic Ancestry Sheds Light on Head and Neck Cancer Disparities

Researchers found that while those who self-reported to be African American are at greater risk for late stage cancer, there was no correlation between…

Life & Chemistry

The brain lights up

Information processing in the brain relies on the coordinated activity between populations of different types of neurons, each with distinct electrical…

Life & Chemistry

Heads up, tails down

The behavior of water molecules as they contact biological substances has long puzzled scientists.The first few layers of interfacial water can display complex…

Life & Chemistry

Red Light’s Role in Nectar Secretion for Flowering Plants

Flowering plants produce nectar to attract insect pollinators. Some plant species, such as Lima bean, also secrete nectar from so-called extrafloral nectaries…

Earth Sciences

New Insights on Predicting Volcanic Eruptions in Afar

Scientists from the universities of Leeds, Purdue, Indiana and Addis Ababa, investigated volcanic activity occurring in the remote Afar desert of Northern…

Life & Chemistry

Enzyme-Controlled DNA Movement Through Nanopores Unveiled

Research published this week in Nature Nanotechnology shows a new method of enzyme-controlled movement of a single strand of DNA through a protein nanopore….

Information Technology

Drive Safer: Control Navigation with Finger Gestures

If drivers are yakking on cell phones and don't hear spoken instructions to turn left or right from a passenger or navigation system, they still can get…

Studies and Analyses

Preventive Care Challenges in Emergency Departments Revealed

The high prevalence was surprising, said M. Kit Delgado, MD, the study's lead author and a postdoctoral scholar at Stanford's Center for Primary Care and…

Studies and Analyses

Preventive Care Challenges in Emergency Departments Revealed

The high prevalence was surprising, said M. Kit Delgado, MD, the study's lead author and a postdoctoral scholar at Stanford's Center for Primary Care and…

Studies and Analyses

Partners of Breast Cancer Patients Face Mood Disorder Risks

Diseases can compromise the mental health of not only affected patients but of their closest relatives as well. Partners in particular are at risk because they…

Studies and Analyses

Celiac Disease Rates Surge: Insights from UM School of Medicine

Working to solve the puzzle of when people develop celiac disease has led researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine Center for Celiac…

Health & Medicine

Fracture Risks Surge in Russia and Eastern Europe: New Report Insights

Preliminary findings from an upcoming new report by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) show alarming projections and reveal the poor state of…

Physics & Astronomy

Exploring Quantum Entanglement: Key Insights for Computing

Their study promotes further developments towards quantum computing and a deeper understanding of the foundations of quantum mechanics.Entanglement is a…

Health & Medicine

Daycare Risks: Monitor Lung Disease in Premature Children

The researchers say their findings should prompt pediatricians to monitor their prematurely born patients, regardless of age, for signs of lung disease and to…

Medical Engineering

Promising Double-Balloon Enteroscopy Procedure Expands to Pediatrics

One of these techniques known as Double-Balloon Enteroscopy (DBE), a procedure readily available in adults, allows doctors to reach parts of the small…

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