How Often You Exercise Can Be Predicted by This One Personality Feature
Individuals who make concrete plans to meet their goals may engage in more physical activity, including visits to the gym, compared to those who don’t…
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Reversing Baldness by Wearing a Hat – New Low-Cost Hair Growth Technology
Strong Link Between Vitamin D Deficiency and Vastly Increased Risk of Premature Death
Scientists Develop ‘Nanochains’ to Increase Lithium-Ion Battery Capacity
Weight Loss Enhanced in Obese Children by Probiotic Supplements
Phone and Computer Performance Boosted by Powerful New Memory Compacting System
DNA Methylation Data Offers First Glimpse at What Ancient Denisovans May Have Looked Like
Solar Phenomena Including Sunspots Explained by Plasma Flow Near Sun’s Surface
Warning: Cancer Threat From U.S. Tap Water Contaminants Discovered
Super Durable, Flexible, Water-Repelling Material Inspired by Porcupinefish
Nature has evolved a dazzling array of materials that help organisms thrive in diverse habitats. Sometimes, scientists can exploit these designs to develop useful materials…
Scientists to Communicate Polymers More Easily With New Notation System
BigSMILES language allows computers and researchers to convey stochastic configurations more clearly. Having a compact, yet robust, structurally-based identifier or representation system for molecular structures…
Young, White, Daily Opioid Users More Likely to Prefer Fentanyl
Study of people who use drugs in three cities will be used to target harm-reduction measures. A minority of people who use illicit opioids indicated…
U.S. Army Research Uncovers Pattern in Progression of Weapons Technologies
Anticipating the technology and weapon systems of our future Army might not be entirely daunting, new Army research finds. Trends in the progression of weapon…
Breastfeeding Lowers Childhood Obesity Risk – Now They May Have Found Out Why
Breastfed children have a lower risk of obesity, which may be linked to reduced expression of the hormone, leptin; according to research presented today at…
Scientists Closing In on “Holy Grail” of Room Temperature Quantum Computing Chips
Photons interact on chip-based system with unprecedented efficiency. To process information, photons must interact. However, these tiny packets of light want nothing to do with…
Six Galaxies Captured Undergoing Sudden, Dramatic Transitions
Zwicky Transient Facility observations reveal surprising transformations from sleepy LINER galaxies to blazing quasars within months. Galaxies come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes,…
CBD May Alleviate Seizures, Benefit People With Neurodevelopmental Conditions
UNC School of Medicine researchers led by Ben Philpot, PhD, and Bin Gu, PhD, found that cannabidiol had anti-seizure effects and behavior benefits in animal…
Surprise: Saturn’s Icy Rings May Actually Be As Old As the Solar System Itself
Research of Cassini data suggests icy rings are as old as the solar system itself. No one knows for certain when Saturn’s iconic rings formed,…