Although a cure for multiple sclerosis isn't necessarily right around the corner, we may at least be getting closer to one. Scientists at Canada's University of Alberta and McGill University have zeroed in on a protein that could be a target for treatment of the disease.
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A new study is suggesting the genetic impact of Alzheimer's disease could be more significant than previously thought, finding a strong link between the ages of parents and children and the onset of the disease.
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Last year astronomers around the world witnessed the merger of two neutron stars as gravitational waves, light, radio and gamma rays, but the aftermath of the mashup hasn’t played out quite as expected. Rather than fade over time, the afterglow has continued to brighten.
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An international team of astronomers has found that a strange repeating fast radio burst is even odder than previously thought. The radio waves from FRB 121102 are being “twisted” to an extreme degree, indicating that highly-magnetized plasma could be interfering.
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The alligator gar is a pretty fearsome predator, but it may actually end up helping to keep people from getting hurt. Scientists at Montreal's McGill University have developed a protective ceramic coating for work gloves, inspired by the fish's scales.
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A new study shows that a cranberry extract might be more effective than commercial antibiotics at thwarting the spread of bacterial infections.
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We hear about drones being used to do a lot of things, but the creation of art is one that doesn't come up too often. That could be about to change, though, as a computer scientist from Montreal's McGill University has been using tiny quadcopters to paint portraits on the campus' hallway walls.
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Using synthetic DNA as a kind of scaffold, McGill scientists have manipulated gold nanoparticles a millionth of an inch in diameter to form orderly structures that could have great scientific, engineering, and medical potential.
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A team of scientists led by McGill University are studying the combustion characteristics of metal powders to determine whether such powders could provide a more viable alternative to fossil fuels.
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Researchers have uncovered what could be a pretty sweet way of warding off bacteria. The scientists developed a concentrated extract of maple syrup and combined it with antibiotics to finding that it heightened the bacteria's vulnerability.
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