Yoga Can Lower Fatigue, Inflammation in Breast Cancer Survivors
Practicing yoga for as little as three months can reduce fatigue and lower inflammation in breast cancer survivors, according to…
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LEDs reduce costs for greenhouse tomato growers, study shows
Tomatoes grown around LED lights in the winter can significantly reduce greenhouse energy costs without sacrificing yield, according to a…
Super-resolution’ microscope possible for nanostructures
A new type of super-resolution optical microscopy takes a high-resolution image (at right) of graphite "nanoplatelets" about 100 nanometers wide.…
Genetic circuit allows both individual freedom, collective good
Individual freedom and social responsibility may sound like humanistic concepts, but an investigation of the genetic circuitry of bacteria suggests…
Barely any nanosilver from consumer products in the water
Nanosilver in wastewater can cause severe environmental damage if it occurs as a metal. A study conducted within the scope…
Nanosponges Soak Up Toxins Released by Bacterial Infections and Venom
Engineers at the University of California, San Diego have invented a “nanosponge” capable of safely removing a broad class of…
A New Protein Target for Controlling Diabetes
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a previously unknown biological mechanism involved in…
Anti-vaccination tweets spread more easily than positive tweets, study suggests
This network diagram shows connected Twitter users expressing negative (red) and positive (green) sentiments about vaccination. (Credit:…
Autism linked to increased genetic change in regions of genome instability
These microscopic images were taken as part of research to explore rearrangements of DNA in one of the "hotspots" of…