Reduce Retinitis Pigmentosa Vision Loss by Understanding the Causes and Developing Pharmacological Treatments
Medical

Reduce Retinitis Pigmentosa Vision Loss by Understanding the Causes and Developing Pharmacological Treatments

The absence of Adiponectin receptor 1 protein (AdipoR1), one of the main enzymes regulating ceramide homeostasis in the retina, leads to an accumulation of ceramides…
Pre-Supernova Death Throes of a Supergiant Star Seen For First Time
Astronomy

Pre-Supernova Death Throes of a Supergiant Star Seen For First Time

Astronomers have successfully captured something that has been sought for a long time: the final days of a massive star before it explodes as a…
Man’s Life Saved After Drone Swoops In To Deliver Defibrillator in First-Ever Case
Technology

Man’s Life Saved After Drone Swoops In To Deliver Defibrillator in First-Ever Case

When a 71-year-old man from Trollhättan, Sweden, suffered a sudden cardiac attack last month, aid came in the most improbable of ways: a drone carrying…
New Rules for Genetically Modified Food Labeling In US Have Kicked In
Plants and Animals

New Rules for Genetically Modified Food Labeling In US Have Kicked In

In the United States, foods that have been genetically modified and tinkered with in a lab will require new labeling, with the names “GMO” and…
Dogs Can Distinguish Between Different Languages, Brains Scans Show
Plants and Animals

Dogs Can Distinguish Between Different Languages, Brains Scans Show

Thousands of years of domestication have endowed dogs with a unique ability to comprehend human speech, and new research suggests that their brains can even…
Mafia Boss on the Run for 20 Years Arrested After Spotted On Google Maps
Technology

Mafia Boss on the Run for 20 Years Arrested After Spotted On Google Maps

google Maps is a fantastic tool for getting where you need to go or, apparently, locating mafia bosses who have been on the run for…
Cronutt the Sea Lion’s Epilepsy Cured By Pig Brain Cell Transplant
Plants and Animals

Cronutt the Sea Lion’s Epilepsy Cured By Pig Brain Cell Transplant

After a sea lion named Cronutt underwent an experimental therapy, an unlikely celebrity has walked – or we say, slid – into the epilepsy treatment…
The Effects of Marine Pollution on Dead Zones in the Ocean
Environment

The Effects of Marine Pollution on Dead Zones in the Ocean

A dead zone is a hypoxic area of an ocean (or lake) with insufficient oxygen to support marine life. As a result of human activity,…
Researchers discovered how Zika Virus avoids the Antiviral Response of Cells
Health

Researchers discovered how Zika Virus avoids the Antiviral Response of Cells

Scientists have discovered a key mechanism used by the Zika virus to evade the antiviral response of the cell it is attacking in a new…
China’s Experimental Reactor Breaks Fusion World Record Length
Technology

China’s Experimental Reactor Breaks Fusion World Record Length

China’s nuclear fusion reactors continue to make significant progress toward achieving controlled and limitless energy output. On December 30, the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST)…
Crowdfunding – a Practice of Funding a Project or Venture
Economics

Crowdfunding – a Practice of Funding a Project or Venture

Crowdfunding is the use of modest sums of money from a large number of people to fund a new business initiative. It is the technique…
Environmental Pollution Caused by Factories
Environment

Environmental Pollution Caused by Factories

Industrial pollution has the potential to impair our health by introducing hazardous particles into the air, as well as heavier elements that remain on the…
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