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Chemicals that may be present in furniture, electronic devices can increase risk of diabetes, study suggests

The researchers used a mouse model to study the effects of long-term low dose transfer of PBDEs to offspring through the mother on the development of diabetes in adulthood

Scientists reverse Parkinson’s disease in mice by tweaking the genetic code of non-neuronal brain cells

Parkinson's and other types of dementia occur when neurons get damaged and die.

COVID-19 treatment: Study suggests cellular nanosponges could restrict SARS-CoV-2 virus multiplication; animal trials underway

Studies conducted by researchers at UC San Diego showed that cellular nanosponges could reduce the ability of SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 disease to infect host cells

Scientists develop world's first 3D artificial eye with capabilities better than existing bionic eyes

The main feature of the eye is a 3D artificial retina, which is made of an array of nanowire light sensors copying the photoreceptors in human retinas.

Coronavirus outbreak: Total number of infected in United States rises to 13 with another case confirmed in California

The individual was taken to the University of California San Diego Medical Center for observation and isolation

Why is air pollution so harmful to us? Human being's DNA may hold the answer

Some genetic variants from a human's past can be helpful as it may allow people to have a long life despite smoking

Google CEO Sundar Pichai finds astrophysicist's viral post about scoring zero marks in exam 'inspiring'; Twitter responds to thread

As 26-year-old astrophysicist Sarafina Nance's thread went viral, Google CEO Sundar Pichai took notice of it and retweeted it, saying that it was 'inspiring'

Asteroid that wiped off dinosaurs may have also reignited massive volcanic eruptions in India

The research sheds light on huge lava flows that have erupted periodically over Earth's history.

Zebras fend off blood-thristy horse flies with their monochrome stripes finds study

Stripes somehow dazzle flies once the insects venture close enough to see them with their low-res eyes

University of California to be granted patent of CRISPR gene-editing tech: Report

CRISPR works as molecular scissors that can trim away unwanted pieces of genetic material.