Researchers from LMU and Saarland University have entangled two quantum memories over a 33-kilometer-long fiber optic connection — a record and an important step toward the quantum internet. München, July 07, 2022.- A network in which data transmission is perfectly secure against hacking? If physicists have their way, this willContinuar Leyendo
A study of 11,000 cancer patients reveals 42 hereditary genes which predispose individuals to a higher number of mutations that correlate with a greater probability of developing cancer. Barcelona, July 5, 2022.- The research may lead to new personalized prevention and/or early detection strategies that assess a patient’s hereditary riskContinuar Leyendo
A new type of vaccine provides protection against a variety of SARS-like betacoronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2 variants, in mice and monkeys, according to a study led by researchers in the laboratory of Caltech’s Pamela Bjorkman, the David Baltimore Professor of Biology and Bioengineering. Pasadena, July 05, 2022.- Betacoronaviruses, including those thatContinuar Leyendo
Adolescents are over three times more vulnerable to developing a cannabis addiction than adults, but may not be at increased risk of other mental health problems related to the drug, finds a new study led by UCL and King’s College London researchers. London, July 03, 2022.- The study, published todayContinuar Leyendo
A study reveals an unprecedented change in the fire regime in Europe which is related to climate change. The affected areas are in Southern, Central and Northern Europe but this historical change in Europe’s fire regime is more intense in the Mediterranean area. The study, published in the journal ScientificContinuar Leyendo
The experts agree — the pandemic is not over. Infections are ticking up again, fueled by the new variants our immune systems are ill prepared for. Toronto, July 02, 2022.- That’s according to a study by Canadian and US researchers who found that the antibodies generated in people who wereContinuar Leyendo
“After Euclid’s lifetime, it will just be floating in space. What if future beings found Euclid? How would they know anything about the humanity of the people?” – Tom Kitching, lead scientist of Euclid’s VIS instrument. París, July 01, 2022.- The team behind ESA’s Euclid mission has come together toContinuar Leyendo
After a career spent probing the mysteries of the universe, a Janelia Research Campus senior scientist is now exploring the mysteries of the human brain and developing new insights into the connections between brain cells. Chevy Chase, MD, July 01, 2022.- Tirthabir Biswas had a successful career as a theoreticalContinuar Leyendo
Urinary tract infections are both very common and potentially very dangerous. More than half of all Australian women will suffer from a UTI in their lifetime, and nearly one in three women will have an infection requiring treatment with antibiotics before the age of 24. Sydney, June 29, 2022.- AroundContinuar Leyendo
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have linked resistance to treatment for a deadly form of kidney cancer to low mitochondrial content in the cell. When the researchers increased the mitochondrial content with an inhibitor, the cancer cells responded to the treatment. Their findings, which are published in Nature Metabolism,Continuar Leyendo
