New Research Unveils the Gut’s Surprising Role in Anorexia
Contrary to common belief, anorexia nervosa is not just a desire to be skinny. Rather, it is a complicated mental illness that alters the brain’s…
Contrary to common belief, anorexia nervosa is not just a desire to be skinny. Rather, it is a complicated mental illness that alters the brain’s…
The world’s most common form of litter is cigarette filters. Researchers from the University of Gothenburg have discovered that these filters are releasing thousands of…
A recent study has revealed that sleep spindles, which are brief bursts of brain activity captured by EEG during a specific stage of sleep, may…
Scientists from Rice University and the University of Maryland lead efforts to overcome a major barrier. Despite being recognized as some of the strongest substances…
Caltech researchers have advanced medical imaging by adapting wavefront shaping techniques from astronomy to counteract distortion caused by biological tissue. Using a “magic mirror” photo-refractive…
Researchers have studied California blackworms to understand the rapid untangling of tangled active matter, potentially aiding the design of new active materials. Using ultrasound imaging,…
What the research shows about risks of myocarditis from COVID vaccines versus risks of heart damage from COVID – two pediatric cardiologists explain how to…
Caltech researchers have doubled the resolution of light microscopes using quantum entanglement, enabling higher-resolution imaging without damaging specimens like living cells. Using a “spooky” phenomenon…
Modulation of electrical current in a wood-based electrochemical transistor. A team of researchers from Linköping University and the KTH Royal Institute of Technology have created…
Before the advent of animals with segmented bodies, jointed skeletons, and appendages, the seas were dominated by soft-bodied invertebrates such as sea slugs. A recent…
A study in the Neurology journal suggests that the diabetes drug pioglitazone may reduce dementia risk in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetics, with benefits amplified…
The research posits that social media, school stress, and firearms play major roles. In the United States, suicide has emerged as the second most common…
Research project in Germany aims to improve the stability of this novel battery type. So-called lithium-air batteries, also known as lithium-oxygen batteries, are candidates for…
Researchers have resolved the mechanism of exciton fission, which could increase solar-to-electricity efficiency by one-third, potentially revolutionizing photovoltaic technology. Photovoltaics, the conversion of light to…
In a study exploring the various species of algal symbionts associated with reef corals throughout the Indo-Pacific region, researchers discovered a high degree of flexibility…
The work is based on new modeling and explores how oceans could exist in unlikely places in our solar system. New computer modeling and re-analysis…
An examination of over 2,200 adults who went to high schools in the United States during the early 1960s revealed that those who received education…
Indigenous people in the Amazon Basin are twice as likely to die prematurely from wildfire smoke exposure than the broader South American population. Approximately 12,000…