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Oct. 6, 2023Research Highlight Biology Medicine / Disease

New genes implicated in an incurable spinal disease
An expanded genomic association study reveals previously unknown genetic links to a debilitating spinal disease

Oct. 3, 2023Research Highlight Medicine / Disease

Extra-large synapses could be a cause of schizophrenia
The discovery that a subset of schizophrenia may be due to an overabundance of extra-large synapses in the brain could lead to new treatment approaches

Oct. 2, 2023Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy

Quantum electrodynamics passes high-field test
A quantum theory of electrodynamics is shown to be accurate even at the very high electric fields of exotic atoms

Sep. 22, 2023Press Release Physics / Astronomy

Synchrotron studies change the composition of the Earth’s core

Sep. 20, 2023Press Release Chemistry Engineering

Laser-based ice-core sampling for studying climate change

Sep. 8, 2023Press Release Physics / Astronomy Computing / Math

Machine learning contributes to better quantum error correction

Sep. 7, 2023Research Highlight Biology

How a widely used antimalarial drug affects zinc levels in a malarial parasite
The discovery of how a widely used antimalarial affects zinc levels in parasites, could lead to new strategies to combat drug resistance

Sep. 1, 2023Press Release Biology Medicine / Disease

Bacteria treatment reduces insulin resistance, protects against diabetes

Aug. 30, 2023Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy

Feedback system could help to correct errors in quantum computers
Quantum circuit can reset quantum bits carried by electron spins in silicon

Aug. 30, 2023Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy

Gaining time without sacrificing accuracy when predicting typhoon-induced storm surges
Deep learning allows storm surges produced by typhoons to be quickly and accurately forecasted

Aug. 18, 2023Press Release Biology

Towards organ preservation: Animal resistance to cold reflected in stem cells

Aug. 17, 2023Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy

Quantum question about the anomalous Hall effect is answered
A unifying description for the curving path of electrons in some magnetic materials has been derived

Aug. 8, 2023Press Release Biology Computing / Math

Mathematical theory predicts self-organized learning in real neurons

Aug. 7, 2023Research Highlight Biology

How places where negative experiences occurred stand out in our memories
The mechanism by which places associated with negative experiences are burned into our memories has been revealed

Aug. 3, 2023Press Release Biology

Deadly fungus beaten with new type of treatment

Aug. 1, 2023Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy

Using sound waves to image nanostructures
Sound waves that have tiny wavelengths can be detected using a special electron microscope

Jul. 28, 2023Research Highlight Biology

How a gut microbe causes flies to live fast and die young
The connection between a species of gut microbe in flies and an early death has been unraveled

Jul. 20, 2023Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy

Probing the properties of vacuum in nuclei
The effect of high densities on the properties of vacuum have been quantitatively deduced for the first time

Jul. 12, 2023Press Release Chemistry Engineering

A safe, easy, and affordable way to store and retrieve hydrogen

Jul. 6, 2023Perspectives Physics / Astronomy

Making waves with terahertz technologies
Using new palm-sized devices, RIKEN researchers may have finally harnessed the terahertz band of the electromagnetic spectrum to effectively ‘x-ray’ things without using harmful ionizing radiation.