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Women with premenstrual syndrome reported big improvements in their symptoms after taking placebo pills, despite knowing they did not contain any active ingredients

The Leibniz Prize is awarded annually to scientists for their "outstanding achievements in the field of research."

Cold snare endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) may be a safe therapeutic option for selected large colorectal polyps, thanks to a safety profile superior to that of hot EMR.

Wound dressings should provide sterile coverage, protect the wound, and adhere reliably, while still allowing for painless removal. It is essential that the process of skin renewal remains undisturbed.

Kyle Chayka on the philosopher Byung-Chul Han, whose treatises "The Burnout Society" and "The Crisis of Narration" diagnose the aimlessness of the digital age.

When Xi Jinping visited Riyadh, Saudi officials rolled out not a red but a purple carpet.

Prolonged drought has a significant impact on the extent to which rainforest soils can emit and consume biogenic volatile organic compounds (VOCs). This was the finding of an international research team, including scientists from University of Freiburg and Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz, Germany, who studied the effects of drought and rewetting on soil VOC fluxes.

Indian activist Vandana Shiva opposes the tools and practices of modern agriculture and science and advocates regressive policies that cause widespread malnourishment, famine, and death to the very people she claims to champion. And she's no friend of the environment, either. She should never be given a podium.

A pooled analysis of two first-in-human trials of the Epicranial Application of Stimulation Electrodes for Epilepsy neuromodulation system reduced seizure frequency by at least half in most patients.

Scientists have developed a specially engineered biochip that uses electricity to heal wounds up to three times faster than normal.

The alnus ambrosia beetle Xylosandrus germanus, also known as the black stem borer, was accidentally introduced by humans from its native east Asia to North America and Europe around the beginning of the 20th century. X. germanus is a so-called ambrosia beetle, which means that it farms its own food, a specialized fungal symbiont that it "sows" and tends inside the galleries that it digs inside wood. The ambrosia…

For decades, a landmark brain study fed speculation about whether we control our own actions. It seems to have made a classic mistake.

Longer PFS with carfilzomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone, interim analysis shows

Archaeologists have discovered the ruins of a monumental temple in Vulci, an ancient Etruscan city in Italy.

The global meeting will focus on CRISPR-Cas systems, genetic engineering technologies, novel approaches to cell and gene therapy, and emerging discoveries pushing the boundaries of CRISPR research

The surface of B cells is covered with antigen receptors with which they recognize invading pathogens such as bacteria and viruses. When a B cell receptor binds to an antigen, that is, to a foreign structure, the B cell is activated and triggers the production of antibodies. Antibodies are essential for our survival and protect us against severe diseases from infections with pathogens such as COVID-19.

Worldwide, plants emit about 100 million tons of monoterpenes into the atmosphere each year. These volatile organic molecules include many fragrances such as the molecule pinene—known for its pine fresh scent. Since these molecules are highly reactive and can form tiny aerosol particles that can grow into nuclei for clouds droplets. Natural emissions play an important role in our climate. Therefore, it is important…

Will F.A Hayek's vision of a denationalised monetary system come to fruition in the era of Web 3.0? In this online essay, Adam Tebble explores the implications of cryptocurrencies and smart contracts for global governance and the philosophical debate between markets and states.

The majority of Germans feel that their security is threatened by the current political crises. Over 78 percent of respondents to the latest "Politikpanel Deutschland" (Political Panel Germany) survey conducted by the University of Freiburg regard the war in Ukraine as threatening or very threatening. The war in eastern Europe thus overshadows all other problems. In second place is the fear of inflation and rising…

The 3,400-year-old settlement with a palace and several large buildings could be the ancient city of Zakhiku, believed to have been an important center of the Mittani Empire (1550-1350 BCE).