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X-rays are a type of electromagnetic radiation. X-rays have a higher energy than visible light, allowing them to pass through solid objects like the body. Medical x-rays allow doctors to visualize bones and other tissues inside the body.
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APR 01, 2021Space & Astronomy
Until now, astronomers had detected X-rays from every planet in our solar system apart from the two Ice Giants: Uranus a ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 09, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Pain is experienced more intensely among certain groups of people. Indeed, studies have shown that individuals from mino ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 02, 2021Cardiology
Often when it is dark, we go for a flashlight or our phone to see where we are going. What if I told you that is much th ...Written By: Jasper CantrellFEB 09, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
A clearly defined border differentiates benign tumors from malignant ones. Malignant tumors start to get fuzzy around th ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 21, 2021Cancer
New research suggests that whole body magnetic resonance imaging (WBMRI) is a more effective detection method than other ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 20, 2021Immunology
Bacteria armed with toxin bombs and excruciating abdominal pains caused by raging inflammation in the gut. While the cau ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 13, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have found an antibody that can stop the spread of the dengue virus—a mosquito-borne pathogen that inf ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 13, 2021Space & Astronomy
For some time now, we have known of the 'Goldilocks zone'- a distance from the sun that leads to planets neither ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 03, 2021Chemistry & Physics
Researchers have finally figured out how nacre – also known as mother of pearl – forms its perfect structure ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 30, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Medical imaging technologies enable physicians to take a peek under the hood, capturing snapshots of the internal organs ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 23, 2020Space & Astronomy
This image is an artist's concept of what a blazar might look like, by NASA. Check out actual shots of the blazar in the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 21, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
New research has suggested that our DNA is more susceptible to mutagenic influences than we've appreciated. While organi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 26, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
New research has revealed that exposure to radiation from diagnostic procedures such as X-rays could contribute to an el ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 18, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
At the present moment, there are no inhibitors that target protease activity of the novel SARS-CoV-2. The main proteases ...Written By: Nouran AminNOV 13, 2020Space & Astronomy
Scientists think they have witnessed the birth of a magnetar for the first time, when a massive burst of gamma rays took ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 13, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Last Sunday, November 8, was the International Day of Radiology (IDoR 2020), an event celebrated by radiologists, techno ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 12, 2020Genetics & Genomics
To repair disease-causing errors in the genome, gene editing reagents like those used in CRISPR-Cas9 first have to reach ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 06, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Located inside the Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the Z Pulsed Power Facility (or Z Machine) i ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 04, 2020Space & Astronomy
A neutron star is born when a massive star dies out in a supernova, leaving its collapsed and incredibly dense core rema ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 17, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
In osteoarthritis, the joint cartilage that cushions bones begins to break down, causing debilitating pain and stiffness ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 10, 2020Chemistry & Physics
A recent study published in the Astrophysical Journal takes a new look at sunspots in order to understand stellar activi ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 01, 2020Chemistry & Physics
(Pixabay/geralt) Neutron sources are the key to advancing research in many areas such as energy storage, mechanical engi ...Written By: Daniel DuanSEP 24, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Navigating beyond Earth's orbit is tricky. Any misstep in movement could lead to the crushes of space probes and ves ...Written By: Daniel DuanSEP 22, 2020Technology
Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have created a novel technique for 3D-printing g ...Written By: Nouran Amin
APR 01, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Until now, astronomers had detected X-rays from every planet in our solar system apart from the two Ice Giants: Uranus a
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 09, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Pain is experienced more intensely among certain groups of people. Indeed, studies have shown that individuals from mino
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 02, 2021
Cardiology
Often when it is dark, we go for a flashlight or our phone to see where we are going. What if I told you that is much th
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
FEB 09, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
A clearly defined border differentiates benign tumors from malignant ones. Malignant tumors start to get fuzzy around th
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 21, 2021
Cancer
New research suggests that whole body magnetic resonance imaging (WBMRI) is a more effective detection method than other
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 20, 2021
Immunology
Bacteria armed with toxin bombs and excruciating abdominal pains caused by raging inflammation in the gut. While the cau
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 13, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have found an antibody that can stop the spread of the dengue virus—a mosquito-borne pathogen that inf
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 13, 2021
Space & Astronomy
For some time now, we have known of the 'Goldilocks zone'- a distance from the sun that leads to planets neither
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 03, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Researchers have finally figured out how nacre – also known as mother of pearl – forms its perfect structure
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 30, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Medical imaging technologies enable physicians to take a peek under the hood, capturing snapshots of the internal organs
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 23, 2020
Space & Astronomy
This image is an artist's concept of what a blazar might look like, by NASA. Check out actual shots of the blazar in the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 21, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
New research has suggested that our DNA is more susceptible to mutagenic influences than we've appreciated. While organi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 26, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
New research has revealed that exposure to radiation from diagnostic procedures such as X-rays could contribute to an el
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 18, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
At the present moment, there are no inhibitors that target protease activity of the novel SARS-CoV-2. The main proteases
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 13, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Scientists think they have witnessed the birth of a magnetar for the first time, when a massive burst of gamma rays took
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 13, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Last Sunday, November 8, was the International Day of Radiology (IDoR 2020), an event celebrated by radiologists, techno
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 12, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
To repair disease-causing errors in the genome, gene editing reagents like those used in CRISPR-Cas9 first have to reach
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 06, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Located inside the Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the Z Pulsed Power Facility (or Z Machine) i
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 04, 2020
Space & Astronomy
A neutron star is born when a massive star dies out in a supernova, leaving its collapsed and incredibly dense core rema
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 17, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
In osteoarthritis, the joint cartilage that cushions bones begins to break down, causing debilitating pain and stiffness
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 10, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
A recent study published in the Astrophysical Journal takes a new look at sunspots in order to understand stellar activi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 01, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
(Pixabay/geralt) Neutron sources are the key to advancing research in many areas such as energy storage, mechanical engi
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 24, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Navigating beyond Earth's orbit is tricky. Any misstep in movement could lead to the crushes of space probes and ves
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 22, 2020
Technology
Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have created a novel technique for 3D-printing g
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin