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Tuning Into Brainwave Rhythms Speeds Up Learning In Adults

The first study to show that delivering information at the natural tempo of our neural pulses accelerates our ability to learn.

Unlocking Hidden Connections Between Cell Death And Inflammation

New research sheds light on how a genetic mutation affecting mitochondria influences chronic inflammatory disorders and immune responses.

Astronomers Observe Light Bending Around An Isolated White Dwarf

Astronomers have directly measured the mass of a dead star using an effect known as gravitational microlensing, first predicted by Einstein in his General Theory of Relativity, and first observed by two Cambridge astronomers 100 years ago.

Researchers Devise A New Path Toward ‘Quantum Light’

Researchers have theorised a new mechanism to generate high-energy ‘quantum light’, which could be used to investigate new properties of matter at the atomic scale.

Combined Steroid And Statin Treatment Could Reduce ‘Accelerated Ageing’ In Preterm Babies, Study In Rats Suggests

Potentially life-saving steroids commonly given to preterm babies also increase the risk of long-term cardiovascular problems, but a new study in rats has found that if given in conjunction with statins, their positive effects remain while the potential negative side-effects are ‘weeded out’.

New Form Of Ice Is Like A Snapshot Of Liquid Water

A collaboration between scientists at Cambridge and UCL has led to the discovery of a new form of ice that more closely resembles liquid water than any other and may hold the key to understanding this most famous of liquids.

Immune Memory Less Durable After Severe Covid-19, Study Suggests

UT Health San Antonio researchers compared results in less-severe and severe COVID-19 cases one and five months after symptom onset.

Brief Writing Therapy Effective as Treatment for Military Members with Ptsd, Study Shows

A brief, five-session treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) called Written Exposure Therapy is as effective as a longer, gold-standard treatment for military service members, a new study shows.

Team IDs Mechanism Underlying Rare Children’s Blood Cancer

Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), reporting this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, identified a mechanism through which two antiviral genes, when mutated, promote a childhood cancer called pediatric myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS).

Roadmap Sets Out New Global Strategy For Development Of More Effective Coronavirus Vaccines

Plan will accelerate a new approach to coronavirus vaccines research and development, to protect against COVID-19 variants and future pandemic threats from new coronaviruses

The Largest Penguin That Ever Lived

Fossil bones from two newly-described penguin species, one of them thought to be the largest penguin to ever live – weighing more than 150 kilograms, more than three times the size of the largest living penguins – have been unearthed in New Zealand.

‘Antisocial’ Damselfish Are Scaring Off Cleaner Fish Customers – And This Could Contribute To Coral Reef Breakdown

Damselfish have been discovered to disrupt ‘cleaning services’ vital to the health of reefs. And climate change may mean this is only likely to get worse.

First Wiring Map Of Insect Brain Complete

Researchers have built the first ever map showing every single neuron and how they’re wired together in the brain of the fruit fly larva.

Remarkable Squirting Mussels Captured On Film

Cambridge researchers have observed a highly unusual behaviour in the endangered freshwater mussel, Unio crassus.

Scientists Have New Tool To Estimate How Much Water Might Be Hidden Beneath A Planet’s Surface

In the search for life elsewhere in the Universe, scientists have traditionally looked for planets with liquid water at their surface. But, rather than flowing as oceans and rivers, much of a planet’s water can be locked in rocks deep within its interior.

Giant Underwater Waves Affect The Ocean’s Ability To Store Carbon

Underwater waves deep below the ocean’s surface – some as tall as 500 metres – play an important role in how the ocean stores heat and carbon, according to new research.

Sustainable Solar Cell Material Shown To Be Highly Promising For Medical Imaging

Using X-rays to see inside the human body has revolutionised non-invasive medical diagnostics. However, the dose of X-rays required for imaging is far higher than background levels, due to the poor performance of the detector materials currently available. This can cause harm to patients, and in some cases even cancer.

RNA ‘Heroes’ Can Disarm Bad-Actor Proteins in Leukemia: Study

San Antonio researchers identify a new target for drug development.

Driving On Sunshine: Clean, Usable Liquid Fuels Made From Solar Power

Researchers have developed a solar-powered technology that converts carbon dioxide and water into liquid fuels that can be added directly to a car’s engine as drop-in fuel.

Early Toilets Reveal Dysentery In Old Testament Jerusale

Study of 2,500-year-old latrines from the biblical Kingdom of Judah shows the ancient faeces within contain Giardia – a parasite that can cause dysentery.