Only 15% of eligible American adults discuss lung cancer screening with their doctors
Lung cancer screenings can save lives by detecting cancer in its early stages, but only 15% of eligible…
Scallop-derived plasmalogens may support brain health and memory
The study, funded by B&S Corporation Co., Ltd., which manufactures and markets scallop plasmalogen, evaluated memory and brain…
Researchers Map the Hidden 3D Geometry of a Quantum Wavefunction
An illustration of how researchers used state-of-the-art photoelectron spectroscopy (left-hand side) with a lab-based soft-X-ray light source that…
Chemists use programmable DNA to build precise protein crystals
For decades, scientists have largely relied on painstaking trial and error to coax proteins into crystalline forms. Crystallization…
Scientists Watch Chemistry Unfold Atom by Atom
A UV pulse (purple beam) excites 3-fluoropyridine, while a delayed X-ray pulse (white beam) probes the nitrogen atom…
Study identifies immune response causing severe COVID-19 susceptibility
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has largely subsided, scientists continue to investigate why the virus proved so deadly, causing…
New portable strip test accurately detects mosquito-borne viruses
A research team has developed a multisite bridging-mediated lateral flow immunoassay (mbLFIA) that enables highly sensitive, portable detection…
First diagnostic X-rays in space expand medical capabilities for astronauts
A team of crew members aboard a commercial spaceflight acquired the first diagnostic X-rays during an orbital flight.…
Powerful Lasers Reveal How Matter Becomes Plasma in Trillionths of a Second
In the experiment, the XFEL photon energy was carefully tuned to match a specific electronic transition in highly…
New AI tool aims to ease prostate cancer diagnostic workload
Increasing use of blood tests to detect prostate cancer is leading to overworked doctors. NTNU has now created…
Five Valentine’s Day Slashers to Stream This Week
Love is in the air this week. Not only is Valentine’s Day arriving on Saturday, but it’s preceded…
Supermassive black hole grows 13 times faster than cosmic speed limits
Japanese astronomers have discovered an extraordinary supermassive black hole in the early universe that is growing at a…