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A decades-old compound may point to a new way of treating obesity by making the body burn more energy rather than simply ...

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A team of scientists from the Department of Organic Chemistry at the Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, has ...

Superconductors are heating up, and a world record-holder may have just been dethroned. Two studies report evidence of superconductivity — the transmission of electricity without resistance — at ...

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The compound also appears to protect vulnerable nerve cells from damage and influences related processes such as cellular stress and inflammation.

With ever-increasing life expectancy comes the challenge of treating age-related disorders such as osteoporosis. Although there are effective drugs for treating this metabolic bone disease, they can ...

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In case anyone needed another reason to love chocolate, a new study suggests that a natural compound found in cocoa, tea and some vegetables can reverse age-related memory loss. The findings suggest ...

Scientists have discovered a new solid and stable plutonium compound that could have uses in nuclear waste storage. Using the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, the team —led by a cohort from ...