nucleus

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"Targeting the brain with drugs is tricky because they act on the entire brain and not a selected region such as the parafacial nucleus," says Paton.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026

All the matter around us -- including the protons and neutrons that make up the nucleus of atoms -- are made of baryons.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Along this pathway across the nuclide chart, a common sequence involves beta decay of the parent nucleus followed by the release of two neutrons.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

This research marks the first detailed study of two-neutron emission from a nucleus that lies along the r-process pathway.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

The fourth category is the strong nuclear force, which holds the quarks together in the proton and neutron, and holds the protons and neutrons together in the nucleus of an atom.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking