While the lithium-ion batteries in disposable electronic cigarettes are discarded after a single use, they can continue to perform at
Day: December 15, 2023
Smoking causes brain shrinkage, study finds
Smoking shrinks the brain, according to a study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The
New chemical method advances toward targeted RNA medicine
A novel scientific method holds importance in the creation of customized medicine aimed at precisely targeting diseased cells, representing a
A rare enzyme role change with bacterial defense system assembly
Scientists have revealed a never-before-seen phenomenon in a protein: Alone, the enzyme processes DNA and RNA but, when bound to
What happens in the brain while daydreaming?
You are sitting quietly, and suddenly your brain tunes out the world and wanders to something else entirely — perhaps
How an immune response is driven by one letter difference in DNA
One-letter difference in our DNA determines whether BCG vaccine provides good protection against tuberculosis or not. Researchers at Radboudumc have
People, not the climate, caused the decline of the giant mammals
About 100,000 years ago, the first modern humans migrated out of Africa in large numbers. They were eminent at adapting
Viking dentistry was surprisingly advanced
Widespread caries and toothache — but also some dental work and filing of front teeth. Viking Age teeth from Varnhem
