#Breakthroughs

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Scientists Discover A Potential 'Off Switch' For Aggressive Melanomas

A quarter of all melanomas are driven by mutations in a protein called NRAS that cause it to turn on and stay on. Now, researchers have found a way to switch this protein off.

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Women struggling to get pregnant may have a safer option after this ‘big breakthrough’

Researchers from the University of Edinburgh and the Center for Human Reproduction say they have grown a human egg to full maturity for the first time, offering a less risky fertilization option for some women struggling to get pregnant.

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Einstein was right: Scientists detect gravitational waves

Albert Einstein’s Theory of Relativity passes a big test: Scientists have direct evidence of gravitational waves, ripples in the fabric of space and time.

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Full-scale architecture for a quantum computer in silicon: Scalable 3-D silicon chip architecture based on single atom

Researchers have designed a full-scale architecture for a quantum computer in silicon. The new concept provides a pathway for building an operational quantum computer with error correction.

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A 17-year-old invented an ingenious way to instantly stop bleeding

Imagine this: You're gushing blood. Nothing seems to make it stop. Then you apply a gel to your...

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Scientists shows AIDS vaccine candidate successfully 'primes' immune system

New research led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) and The Rockefeller University shows in mice that an experimental vaccine candidate designed at TSRI can stimulate the immune system acti

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Fibromyalgia Mystery Finally Solved!

Researchers have found the main source of pain in Fibromyalgia patients, and contrary to what many believe, it does not stem from the brain.