Study shows promising treatment for tinnitus
A double-blind randomized clinical trial of a device aimed at silencing the phantom sounds of tinnitus has yielded promising results.
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The other side of the story: How evolution impacts the environment
Researchers show that an evolutionary change in the length of lizards’ legs can have a significant impact on vegetation growth and spider populations on small islands in the Bahamas. This is one of the first times, the researchers say, that such dramat…
NASA’s Webb Space Telescope peers behind bars
A delicate tracery of dust and bright star clusters threads across this image from the James Webb Space Telescope. The bright tendrils of gas and stars belong to the barred spiral galaxy NGC 5068, whose bright central bar is visible in the upper left o…
Dying stars’ cocoons could be new source of gravitational waves
Although astrophysicists theoretically should be able to detect gravitational waves from a single, non-binary source, they have yet to uncover these elusive signals. Now researchers suggest looking at a new, unexpected and entirely unexplored place: Th…
Early universe crackled with bursts of star formation, Webb shows
Among the most fundamental questions in astronomy is: How did the first stars and galaxies form? NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is already providing new insights into this question. One of the largest programs in Webb’s first year of science is the …
New drug delays progression of glioma, a deadly brain cancer
Scientists have shown that a new targeted therapy drug can extend the amount of time people with a subtype of glioma are on treatment without their cancer worsening. The finding suggests a possible new treatment option for people with the slow-growing …
Prediction may be key to eye-and-hand coordination
Researchers have found that the ability to visually predict movement may be an important part of the ability to make a great catch — or grab a moving object.