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What You Eat Affects Tumors: Diet May Slow Cancer Growth
A new study from MIT offers an explanation for why restricting calories may slow tumor growth. Credit: Christine Daniloff, stock image A new study finds cutting off cells’ supplies of…
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NASA Images of the Week: Monsters in the Sky, Asteroids, Molten Ring & Mars Sample Return
With the charming name of SDSS J0146-0929, this is a galaxy cluster — a monstrous collection of hundreds of galaxies all shackled together in the unyielding grip of gravity. The…
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Ancient Driftwood Tracks 500 Years of Arctic Warming, Currents, and Sea Ice
Geoscientist Georgia Hole used tree rings to retrace the paths of driftwood, once frozen in sea ice, as it made its way through the Arctic. “Some of these beaches are…
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Scientists Discover New Physical Phenomenon: Complex Braided Structures Made of Skyrmions
Researchers at Jülich have detected string-like structures made of skyrmions. Above, simulated models of six skyrmions at different magnetic field strengths; below, transmission electron microscope images of such structures observed…
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The Royal Mint of Britain will extract gold from used mobile phones
The UK's Mint coin is trying to extract gold from components of used mobile phones, televisions and laptops, used. This is part of the policy of the Mint for the…
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How the Earth protects itself from the solar wind
Energy from the solar wind interacting with the magnetospheric ‘bubble’ around Earth creates waves of energy that appear to stand still. This new finding, from research led by Imperial scientists,…
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More Likely To Relapse: E-Cigarettes Don’t Help Smokers Stay off Cigarettes
Cigarette smokers who quit smoking but substitute e-cigarettes, or other tobacco product, are more likely to relapse. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have suggested that smokers…
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New Fundamental Physics? Unexplainable Phenomena From Large Hadron Collider Experiment
Experiment fully reconstructed. Particles identified as pions, kaon, etc. are shown in different colors. Credit: CERN, LHCb Collaboration Results announced by the Large Hadron Collider Experiment (LHCb) experiment at CERN have…
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Researchers Warn: Common Antidepressant Should No Longer Be Used To Treat People With Dementia
A drug used to treat agitation in people with dementia is no more effective than a placebo, and might even increase mortality, according to a new study. A drug used…
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The Russian director and actor returned from the ISS with a film
The Russian film director and actress, who stayed on board the International Space Station for 12 days to shoot the first film in space, returned safely to Earth, world agencies…