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Medical Xpress / How a gene shapes the architecture of the human brain

Researchers around the world are studying how the human brain achieves its extraordinary complexity. A team at the Central Institute of Mental Health in Mannheim and the German Primate Center—Leibniz Institute for Primate ...

8 hours ago in Genetics
Medical Xpress / Point-of-care rapid tests can improve screening for latent tuberculosis

A new test shows promising results for detecting latent tuberculosis infection in resource-limited settings. This is according to a study from Karolinska Institutet, published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Tech Xplore / Climate-friendly metals can come from deep-sea ores

The demand for metals will increase significantly in the coming years, primarily because the climate-friendly transformation of the economy is only possible through the electrification of industrial processes, transport and ...

8 hours ago in Engineering
Phys.org / How phototherapy could reverse antibiotic resistance

Lars Stevens-Cullinane works in a dark room. But he's not processing negatives and printing photographs on light-sensitive paper; he's testing whether brief flashes of light can make drug-resistant bacteria sensitive to antibiotics.

8 hours ago in Chemistry
Tech Xplore / Robots combine AI learning and control theory to perform advanced movements

When it comes to training robots to perform agile, single-task motor skills, such as handstands or backflips, artificial intelligence methods can be very useful. But if you want to train your robot to perform multiple tasks—say, ...

8 hours ago in Robotics
Phys.org / Nanoscale 'Bragg gratings' on photonic chips suppress noise in laser light

Researchers at the University of Sydney have cracked a long-standing problem in microchip-scale lasers by carving tiny "speed bumps" into the devices' optical cavity in their quest to produce exceptionally "clean" light. ...

8 hours ago in Physics
Medical Xpress / Key biological marker into why young people self-harm uncovered

As many as one in six teenagers have self-harmed at some point in their lives. As well as being an indicator of emotional pain, self-harm is also the best-known predictor of death by suicide—yet researchers know little ...

8 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Histotripsy: How sound waves could impact tumor treatment

For anyone facing cancer, the treatment options can feel brutally familiar: surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or a combination of them all. But a new approach is beginning to offer something very different. By using nothing ...

5 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Tech Xplore / All-solid-state batteries: New findings on space charge effects could improve efficiency

Batteries are found in many devices. The development of solid-state batteries that provide higher working voltage, have a higher capacity, and can no longer burn is the subject of current research. Researchers at the Max ...

9 hours ago in Engineering
Phys.org / Polymer beads generate electricity for self-charging devices using simple friction

An international team has discovered a simple and environmentally friendly way to power the next generation of self-charging electronics. The work is published in Nano Energy.

9 hours ago in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / Group 13 elements: The lucky number for sustainable redox agents?

Researchers from The University of Osaka created a reagent for important building-block molecules with an abundant main-group element, gallium. These early findings show that an organic gallium compound can display transition-metal-like ...

10 hours ago in Chemistry
Medical Xpress / Potential new second-line option for advanced biliary tract cancer identified

Biliary tract cancers, including intrahepatic, perihilar, and extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma and gallbladder cancer, are among the most aggressive gastrointestinal malignancies. Treatment options remain limited once the ...

5 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer