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Cold-Sensing Protein’s Evolution Opens New Doors for Nonaddictive Pain Medication

ASU researchers uncovered new insights into the main human cold and menthol sensor TRPM8 (transient receptor potential melastatin 8), offering hope for future nonaddictive pain therapies.
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Storing Blood Oranges at Lower Temperatures Boosts Health Benefits

According to research, storing blood oranges at cool temperatures can increase antioxidant levels and preserve the firmness and sugar content of the fruit.
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Bending DNA Aids Novel Nanostructures Design

Northwestern investigators have demonstrated how manipulating DNA chemistry can alter its structure and flexibility and enable the realization of new materials useful in medicine and the life sciences.
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2000-Year-Old White Wine Discovered in Roman Tomb

The world's oldest wine has been discovered in a Roman tomb, where it had been used in a funerary ritual.
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Caffeine Levels May Help Pinpoint Polluting Wastewater Leaks

Wastewater systems designed to keep harmful pollutants out of storm drainage are aging and deteriorating, sending contaminants into local bodies of water. Caffeine levels could help find the source of the leaks.
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New Technology Shows How Catalyst Materials Work at the Atomic Level

A team led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has invented a technique to study electrochemical processes at the atomic level with unprecedented resolution.
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Microplastics Detected in Human Penis for the First Time

Tiny fragments of plastic waste have been detected in human penile tissue for the first time, raising new questions about how environmental pollutants may affect sexual and reproductive health.
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New Spectromicroscopy Method Paves Way for Better Study of Energy Materials

A new method in spectromicroscopy significantly improves the study of chemical reactions at the nanoscale, both on surfaces and inside layered materials.
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Researchers Film Energy Materials As They Form

Eyes glued to a live transmission from inside a reaction vessel, LMU researchers watch chemical reactions at work. Their results will improve the manufacture of the next generation of energy materials.
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Researchers Develop New Technique to Authenticate Honey Through Its “Nectar Signature”

Researchers from The University of Western Australia have developed a new technique to authenticate the origin of honey through its nectar signature. Jarrah honey was the primary focus of the study that used a new method of chromatography.
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