Researchers close to identifying crucial gene for human cleft lip and palate

A group of researchers has found that three siblings born with cleft lip and palate share…

Changes in the vascular system may trigger Alzheimer’s disease

In some people whose cognitive functions are weakened due to Alzheimer's, the disease can be traced…

People afraid of robots are much more likely to fear losing their jobs and suffer anxiety-related mental health issues, study finds

“Technophobes” — people who fear robots, artificial intelligence and new technology that they don’t understand —…

Producing radioisotopes for medical imaging, disease treatment

Accelerators built to explore the building blocks of matter help to feed the nation's need for…

Tanning dependence linked to other addictive behaviors, new study finds

Despite the known dangers of exposure to ultraviolet light, many people continue to sunbathe and use…

New Insights Into Side Effects Can Help Prostate Cancer Patients Choose Treatments

A new study identifies distinct patterns of side effects for prostate cancer treatments that patients could…

A new model for capillary rise in nano-channels offers insights into improved hydraulic fracturing (fracking)

With fracking, scientists have calculated the expected level of capillary rise with the Lucas-Washburn equation, a…

Spintronic technology advances with newly designed magnetic tunnel junctions

Magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) have played a central role in spintronic devices, and researchers are working…

Revealing the microscopic mechanisms in perovskite solar cells

In just a few years, researchers have achieved remarkable power conversion efficiency with materials with perovskite…

Estimating the glass transition temperature for polymers in ‘confined geometries’

Polystyrene has a glass transition temperature of about 100 C -- at room temperature it behaves…