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Researchers have developed a chemical test that could form the basis of an inexpensive and effective cannabis breathalyzer.

Scientists have come up with a new method to track plastic emissions from inland areas to sea. This method is useful to identify the "hotspots" of plastic emission and can even help to implement appropriate measures to avoid plastic pollution.

New CRISPR-based research tool delivers results in an hour in a one-step reaction; Researchers share protocol and kits to advance research and move toward clinical validation.

It has long been a question how small chromosomes don't get lost in the shuffle of breaking and recombining during meiosis, when competing with chromosomes ten times their size. A team from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has now solved the puzzle.

University of Tübingen team uncovers a mechanism that sets off an allergic reaction in neutral surroundings without an allergen – sleep plays a key role.

Highly excitable brain neurons in the visual cortex may reduce a person’s ability to visualise things clearly, neuroscience study finds.

Scientists have described a trial method for evaluating potential therapies that could speed up the search for a cure.

Clinicians from two hospitals in Boston report that the majority of even the sickest patients with COVID-19, improve when they receive existing guideline-supported treatment for respiratory failure.

Job-replacing tech has directly driven the income gap since the late 1980s, according to a new study.

The effects of lung injury, such as those sustained in COVID-19 infection, may extend beyond the lungs, suggests new research. Targeting the area of the brain responsible for control of breathing and blood flow might help accelerate the process of weaning patients from mechanical ventilators.