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Medical Xpress / Vaping helps some people ditch cigarettes but may come with its own lung cancer risk
Vapes or e-cigarettes were marketed as a safer, smokeless alternative to traditional cigarettes and even promoted as a tool to help smokers quit. Their fruity flavors and sleek designs further reinforced the perception that ...
Phys.org / Belgian Nobel laureate Francois Englert dies aged 93
Belgian scientist Francois Englert, a particle physics specialist who won the Nobel Prize in 2013 for his work on the Higgs boson, has died at 93.
Medical Xpress / This high-fat eating plan may offer a powerful way to shield the aging brain
The gut and brain are in constant conversation through a powerful biochemical signaling pathway. This two-way connection allows them to exchange signals that influence everything from digestion to emotional health, and studies ...
Medical Xpress / Stretching the skin can alter how we perceive our fingers
When moving around in their surroundings, humans heavily rely on what is known as proprioception, sometimes referred to as the "sixth sense." This is the body's subconscious ability to sense its own position, movements and ...
Phys.org / Passive quantum error correction doubles qubit lifetime, reaching break-even point
A team of U.S. researchers has designed a passive quantum error correction technique that enables qubits to correct their own errors. Demonstrated by Shruti Shirol and colleagues at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, ...
Phys.org / Orangutans eat medicinal plants in patterns that suggest self-medication
Orangutans seek out plants with antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and wound-healing properties, new research shows. Based on 20 years of observations of orangutans in Indonesian Borneo, scientists assessed how often the animals ...
Phys.org / Mystery of 17th century shipwreck holding 400 gold coins finally solved after 30 years
The identity of a centuries-old shipwreck discovered off the south coast of England, holding 400 gold coins, has finally been identified as the Dutch trading ship "Dom van Keulen," which left Morocco for the Netherlands in ...
Medical Xpress / Brain-computer interface enables independent, accurate communication for man living with ALS
A new study demonstrates that a person with severe paralysis caused by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) can use a brain-computer interface (BCI) at home to communicate, work and interact with the digital world—without ...
Medical Xpress / Fish oil supplements may not prevent Alzheimer's-related decline, clinical trial suggests
Americans spend more than $1 billion annually on fish oil supplements, in part because of purported cognitive benefits from the omega-3 fatty acids they contain, essential nutrients that help form brain cell connections needed ...
Phys.org / Burned as waste for years, this overlooked plant material is poised to reshape how nylon gets made
Most people have seen nylon listed as a material on their clothing tags, but nylon is used in an array of other products, too, including automotive parts, wire insulation and medical supplies. Unfortunately, one of the building ...
Phys.org / Landback returns of Indigenous lands happening across country, can lead public planning
Land acknowledgments, or statements in which planners, residents or organizations recognize that the land they exist and operate on originally belonged to Indigenous nations, have become increasingly common in recent years. ...
Phys.org / Ancient DNA uncovers deadly plague outbreak among Siberian hunter-gatherers 5,500 years ago
Plague is commonly associated with rats, crowded medieval cities, and the epidemics that swept across Europe during and after the Middle Ages. But a new study published in Nature shows that the disease was already lethal ...
