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Researchers made the first observations of waves of atomic rearrangements, known as phasons, propagating supersonically through a vibrating crystal lattice—a discovery that may dramatically improve heat transport in insulators and enable new strategies for heat management in future electronics devices.

Researchers receive grants as part of the NIH program focused on experimental and informatics approaches to characterize understudied proteins from three gene families: ion channels, G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), and protein kinases.

A study of drinking water in Appalachian Ohio found no evidence of natural gas contamination from recent oil and gas drilling.

Investment to fund expansion of operations and progression of drug target pipeline.

The more intelligent a person, the fewer connections there are between the neurons in his cerebral cortex.

The EFSA has completed its review of the maximum levels of glyphosate that are legally permitted to be present in food. They found that current exposure levels are not expected to pose a risk to human health.

A rare genetic disorder in which people are overcome suddenly with profound muscle weakness is caused by a hole in a membrane protein that allows sodium ions to leak across cell membranes. Compounds containing a chemical group called guanidinium can block the pore created by the mutation and stop the sodium leak without altering the voltage sensor’s ability to function.

Our modern world is radically different from the one we evolved in, and that creates a mismatch between the environment our genes were evolved to face, and the world those genes now encounter. A new review looks at how certain genes that benefited humans in our genetic past now predispose us to disease in old age.

Fasting every other day to lose weight impairs the action of sugar-regulating hormone, insulin, which may increase diabetes risk, according to recent data. These findings suggest that fasting-based diets may be associated with long-term health risks and careful consideration should be made before starting such weight loss programmes.

A cannabis testing committee has now approved to standard testing methods to help analysts accurately measure the water content of cannabis.