Adults with blood cancers respond to booster, not initial dose of COVID-19 vaccine
People with hematologic malignancies—or blood cancers including leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma—have an impaired immune system due to their disease and its treatment,...
Nanoparticles can save historic buildings
Many historical buildings were built of limestone, such as Vienna’s St. Stephen’s Cathedral. Limestone is easy to work with, but does not withstand...
Drinking alone foreshadows future alcohol problems
A new study from Carnegie Mellon University found that drinking alone during adolescence and young adulthood strongly increases risk for alcohol use disorder...
In the war against polluted air will perseverance win out? – Air Quality Matters
Wow! You look at any number of today’s hot-button issues – women’s reproductive and voting rights; those surrounding the supply chain slowdown; high...
Mindfulness Meditation Reduces Pain by Separating it from the Self
For centuries, people have been using mindfulness meditation to try to relieve their pain, but neuroscientists have only recently been able to test...
Nuclear war would turn oceans upside down, crash food web
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has given the specter of nuclear war renewed weight as a global threat, and a new study of the...
Unexpected link between most common cancer drivers may yield more effective drugs
Two of the most common genetic changes that cause cells to become cancerous, which were previously thought to be separate and regulated by...
Unusual Superconductivity Observed in Twisted Trilayer Graphene
The ability to turn superconductivity off and on with a literal flip of a switch in so-called “magic-angle twisted graphene” has allowed engineers...
Next-generation data centers within reach thanks to new energy-efficient switches
Data centers — dedicated spaces for storing, processing and disseminating data — enable everything from cloud computing to video streaming. In the process,...
Researchers discover how sound reduces pain in mice
An international team of scientists has identified the neural mechanisms through which sound blunts pain in mice.
The findings, which could inform development of...
