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Neolignan molecule is a potent activator of cold-sensitive neuron channel

Biodegradable power source could run medical implants deep in the body  

The field, now called low-energy nuclear reactions, may have legit results—or be stubborn junk science

Beetles, eaten in several parts of the world, amply supply this essential nutrient to a meat-poor diet

Blocking an immune system protein, interleukin-33, squelches itch signaling in mice

The strong, conductive material could be used for wearable electronics and medical implants, researchers say 

As nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, or NASH, stealthily becomes a leading cause of transplants, drug companies race to develop treatments

After vowing to go natural, food brands face a shortage of the favored flavor  

Non-egg-layers are killed after they are born. A new technique detects sex in 3-day-old embryos, which can be dispatched before they feel pain

Even cotton traps the skin's infrared radiation, making you sweat, but a new nanoporous fabric lets it out

Microbes produce organic acids that may help leach out valuable metals

Corroded pipes full of nutrients for deadly Legionella bacteria; other cities at risk

The element, crucial for medical scanners and chemical analysis, has been vanishing but a giant new field may lie beneath Tanzania

New method could help anticancer drugs reach brain tumors 

President expected to sign law that strengthens some toxic chemical regulations

Chemists study the neurochemistry of alkaloids from the Mitragyna plant 

Small size and new material go into devices that mimic the speed and efficiency of neurons

Biocides, intended to protect pipes, are often not needed

Today's Nuclear Security Summit tackles proliferation, and scientists try a way to trace gases from secret bombs

A network of small sensors can spot bombs made of TATP

Ultraslim graphene sensor monitors blood sugar levels through skin

Researchers have discovered world's first polyethylene-eating bacterium

Five-layered material stretches and lights up in many colors

An external magnet guided cells to repair arteries in mice