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Medical Xpress / Brain receptors may act as biological brakes on chronic pain after nerve injury

Deep at the base of the brain, a tiny cluster of nerve cells serves as the body's natural pain reliever, dialing down pain signals traveling up the spinal cord. But nerve damage can flip this system into a hyperactive engine ...

15 hours ago
Phys.org / Study finds some microbes drastically change behavior outside the lab

A new study underscores the importance of studying microbes in their natural setting rather than relying solely on laboratory research. Researchers found that a set of corn root bacteria behaved completely differently when ...

12 hours ago
Phys.org / TikTok video leads to discovery of rare underground eel in India

Researchers have discovered a new genus and species of underground earthworm eel living beneath the Indo-Gangetic Plain in Bihar, northern India. The small, colorless creature, named Gangaichthys indonepalicus, is the first ...

14 hours ago
Phys.org / Trace elements offer new clues to mysterious black eye lesions in cats

A distinctive black or dark brown lesion that appears on the eyes of some cats has long puzzled veterinarians. Now, researchers have identified two elements that may help explain what is happening inside the affected cornea.

13 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Engineers make edge AI more efficient by redesigning both algorithm and hardware

Researchers in the Riccio College of Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have demonstrated that redesigning both hardware and algorithms can make AI applications on edge devices more efficient. As proof ...

13 hours ago
Phys.org / Anomalous quantum oscillations reveal new physics in a topological insulator

A study has been published in Nature Communications that identifies an unusual regime of quantum oscillations in a three-dimensional topological insulator. The results show that, when subjected to temperatures near absolute ...

15 hours ago
Phys.org / Two eyeless shrimp-like species found in Japan's groundwater are new to science

Researchers have identified two new species in the genus Bogidiella, small shrimp-like amphipods that live in subterranean aquatic environments, from cave waters on the Ryukyu Islands, a subtropical island chain in southwestern ...

17 hours ago
Phys.org / Turtle travels: Researchers uncover different migration strategies among male green sea turtles

Florida State University researchers studying male green sea turtles off the coast of Brazil have discovered two distinct migration strategies, with some turtles traveling up to 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) after breeding ...

15 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Magnetic screw robot drills through brain tissue and retraces its path in lab tests

Researchers from the UT and Radboudumc have steered a tiny screw-shaped robot through real brain tissue, controlled only by a magnet outside the body. The test used sheep brain tissue in the lab. The team built a model that ...

14 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Could urine help make EV batteries? Electricity converts urea into hydrazine for energy storage

A team of researchers from Adelaide University's School of Chemical Engineering has identified a new way to create an important chemical for energy storage using urea. Hydrazine, the chemical in question, is widely used in ...

14 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Pilots, flight attendants have greater risk of radiation-related cancer death than other professions

Of more than 500 occupations in the United States, flight attendants and pilots have the highest and second-highest proportions of radiation-related cancer deaths, a new study has found.

15 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Immunotherapy found effective against a subtype of difficult-to-treat ovarian cancer

A research group has revealed through studies in humans and mice that a subset of clear cell ovarian cancers, which have been considered difficult to treat with anticancer drugs and immunotherapy, responds to immunotherapy.

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