[ad_1] A new antibiotic which acts as a "Trojan horse" has proved effective against drug-resistant bacteria, researchers have said. Scientists say trials on 448 people with kidney or urinary tract infections found …
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[ad_1] According to a report by Scientific American, a foam-like plant called Radula perrottetii, or Hepatica, contains a chemical that behaves in the mammalian brain, much like THC. The chemical, known as …
Read More »The oldest weapons discovered in North America tell us more about the first Americans, say researchers
[ad_1] According to a study published this week, old spearheads discovered near Austin, Texas, would be the oldest weapons ever discovered in North America. Researchers at Texas A & M have discovered …
Read More »Researchers studying cocoa have discovered a "unique domestication event" of 3,600-year-old chocolate trees
[ad_1] Scientists have analyzed Criollo, dubbed "the prince of cocoa trees," in their new study on the domestication of cocoa. After studying the cultivated cocoa trees, scientists discovered that these were the …
Read More »Researchers discover new crocodile species | national
[ad_1] MIAMI – For nearly 85 years, crocodile experts knew only three species in Africa: the dwarf, the Nile and the slender snout. Researchers, including Matthew Shirley of the Tropical Conservation Institute …
Read More »Researchers Demonstrate 'Random, Transistor' Laser That Can Be Manipulated at Nanoscale
[ad_1] In the last half-century, laser technology has grown to a multi-billion-dollar global industry and has been used in all optical devices and barcode scanners. Not to mention those laser pointers that …
Read More »Researchers Uncover New Target of Alcohol in the Brain
[ad_1] When alcohol enters the brain, it causes neurons in a specialized region called the ventral tegmental area, or VTA — also known as the “pleasure center” — to release dopamine, a …
Read More »MIT researchers imagine a way to help blood cells regenerate after radiation therapy
[ad_1] Patients with blood cancers, such as leukemia and lymphoma, are often treated by irradiating their bone marrow to destroy diseased cells. After treatment, patients are vulnerable to infection and fatigue until …
Read More »Researchers at Cornell University develop an application to monitor vigilance in the workday
[ad_1] (Shutterstock / photo file) Researchers at Cornell University have developed a new app that measures the alert by measuring the size of the student, captured by a burst of pictures taken …
Read More »Oxygen could exist on Mars, say researchers
[ad_1] A team led by scientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) calculated that if liquid water existed on Mars, the planet could contain more …
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