Fighting opioids with an unlikely supplemental painkiller: Anti-itch medicine

Researchers are investigating whether an anti-itch medication that targets a specific part of our nerve cells…

Boosting 5G technology

A new project may boost 5G and mm-Wave technologies, improving military communications and sensing equipment. …

Bone breakthrough may lead to more durable airplane wings

Researchers have made a new discovery about how seemingly minor aspects of the internal structure of…

Study probes relationship between strange metals and high-temperature superconductors

Theorists have observed strange metallicity in a well-known model for simulating the behavior of materials with…

Germ-free lungs of newborn mice are partially protected against hyperoxia

Researchers have used a novel and first-of-its-kind newborn mouse model to study the effect of high…

Breaking (and restoring) graphene's symmetry in a twistable electronics device

A recent study demonstrates a new way to tune the properties of 2D materials simply by…

Grid reliability under climate change may require more power generation capacity

Researchers applied a new modeling approach for long-term planning of the U.S. power grid under future…

Who is left behind in Mass Drug Administration?

Ensuring equity in the prevention of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) is critical to reach NTD elimination…

Non-coding DNA located outside chromosomes may help drive glioblastoma

According to a new study, extra DNA scooped up and copied alongside cancer-causing genes helps keep…

Almost a third of tropical Africa's flora faces extinction

31.7% of tropical Africa’s vascular plant species could be threatened with extinction, reveals an international study.…