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December 24, 2024
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Dec. 17, 2024 — A psychologist found that a baby's first sweet sounds and early attempts at forming words are directly linked to the baby's heart ...
Dec. 18, 2024 — Scientists have developed swarms of tiny magnetic robots that work together like ants to achieve Herculean feats, including traversing and picking up objects many times their size. The findings ...
Dec. 17, 2024 — If the experience of watching a FIFA World Cup soccer final is intense, spare a thought for the players, who are competing at an ever increasing intensity, according to a new ...
Dec. 17, 2024 — Microgravity is known to alter the muscles, bones, the immune system and cogni tion, but little is known about its specific impact on the brain. To discover how brain cells respond to microgravity, ...
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Dec. 16, 2024 — A research team has developed a highly efficient wearable energy harvester that can power electronic devices using only body ...
Dec. 17, 2024 — The holidays are in full swing and people are shopping, wrapping and packing to visit loved ones. Along with the extra fees for checked baggage and seat upgrades, some airlines are also considering ...
Dec. 17, 2024 — Infertility affects an estimated 186 million people worldwide, with fallopian tube obstruction contributing to 11%-67% of female infertility cases. ...
Dec. 12, 2024 — Genetic variants that determine the shape of your teeth -- including a gene inherited from Neanderthals -- have been identified by a team of ...
Dec. 12, 2024 — A research team has developed an ultra-thin, flexible film that could power next-generation wearable devices using body heat, eliminating the need for ...
Dec. 10, 2024 — Researchers report that they have successfully tested a novel approach for teaching the human brain to learn through external manipulation and neural feedback -- what they call the 'sculpting' of ...
Dec. 11, 2024 — An interdisciplinary team has created tiny bubble-like microrobots that can deliver therapeutics right where they are needed and then be absorbed by the ...
Dec. 11, 2024 — Scientists' findings in mice could translate into a radical, needle-free vaccination approach that would also eliminate reactions including fever, swelling and ...
Dec. 11, 2024 — A new study highlights a hidden challenge of using AI in medical imaging research -- the phenomenon of highly accurate yet potentially misleading results known as 'shortcut learning.' The researchers ...
Dec. 10, 2024 — Using microparticles consisting of extremely thin petals, medicines can be delivered via the bloodstream in a precisely targeted manner, for example to a tumour or blood clot. Ultrasound and other ...
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Dec. 9, 2024 — Researchers found that adolescents with more symptoms of gaming addiction showed lower brain activity in the region involved in decision-making and reward processing; this blunted response to reward ...
Dec. 9, 2024 — Imagine an artificial intelligence (AI) model that can watch and understand moving images with the subtlety of a human brain. Now, scientists have made this a reality by creating MovieNet: an ...
Dec. 9, 2024 — If you feel terrible about giving a late gift to a friend for Christmas or their birthday, this study has good news for you. Researchers found that recipients aren't nearly as upset about ...
Dec. 6, 2024 — A researcher has uncovered evidence of intestinal parasites in a 500-year-old latrine from Bruges, Belgium, and while the finding may induce queasiness in some, it is expected to provide important ...
Dec. 4, 2024 — New research shows that the heart has a mini-brain -- its own nervous system that controls the heartbeat. A better understanding of this system, which is much more diverse and complex than previously ...
Dec. 3, 2024 — The hydrogen atoms of [4Fe-4S] type ferredoxin, one of the electron carriers, have been visualized and both experiments and calculations have revealed the mechanisms that control the redox potential. ...
Dec. 3, 2024 — Researchers have identified a subset of brain cells in mice that act as the master regulators of ...
Dec. 3, 2024 — Physicists are getting closer to controlling single-molecule chemical reactions -- could this shape the future of pharmaceutical ...
Dec. 3, 2024 — An analysis of fungi collected from peat bogs has identified several species that produce substances toxic to the bacterium that causes the human disease tuberculosis. The findings suggest that one ...
Dec. 2, 2024 — Scientists have invented a liquid ink that doctors can print onto a patient's scalp to measure brain activity. The technology offers a promising alternative to the cumbersome process currently ...
Dec. 2, 2024 — Researchers have created the smallest walking robot yet. Its mission: to be tiny enough to interact with waves of visible light and still move independently, so that it can maneuver to specific ...
Nov. 25, 2024 — We distance ourselves from completely neutral products if they are liked by people who have political views that we find disagreeable. Even chocolate can be political, according to new research from ...
Nov. 21, 2024 — Researchers have measured the brain activity of people who had never been to a specific city and then use this brain activity to predict other people's actual visits to places around that city. ...
Nov. 20, 2024 — A re-engineered wearable ultrasound patch for continuous and noninvasive blood pressure monitoring has undergone comprehensive clinical validation on over 100 patients, marking a major milestone in ...
Nov. 20, 2024 — People from Glasgow, Belfast, Dublin and the north-east of England are better at detecting someone imitating their accent than people from London and Essex, new research has ...
Nov. 20, 2024 — Trust between humans and robots is improved when the movement between both is harmonized, researchers have ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — The Aztec skull whistle produces a shrill, screaming sound. A study shows that these whistles have a disturbing effect on the human brain. The Aztecs may have deliberately used this effect in ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — Up until recently, habituation -- a simple form of learning -- was deemed the exclusive domain of complex organisms with brains and nervous systems, such as worms, insects, birds, and mammals. But a ...
Nov. 18, 2024 — An international team of researchers has achieved an unprecedented milestone: the creation of mouse stem cells capable of generating a fully developed mouse using genetic tools from a unicellular ...
Nov. 18, 2024 — It turns out gaming is good for you! New research indicates massive multiplayer online gamers learn by gaming and their skills in the workplace are enriched by those seemingly endless hours ...
Monday, December 9, 2024
- Researchers 'see' Vulnerability to Gaming Addiction in the Adolescent Brain
- Scientists Create AI That 'watches' Videos by Mimicking the Brain
- Giving a Gift? Better Late Than Never, Study Finds
Friday, December 6, 2024
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
- Uncovered a Mystery of 'electron Carrier' Existing in All Living Organisms: Discovery of a 'nano-Switch Mechanism' Controlled by a Single Hydrogen Atom
- Scientists Identify Brain Cell Type as Master Controller of Urination
- Controlling Matter at the Atomic Level
- Peat-Bog Fungi Produce Substances That Kill Tuberculosis-Causing Bacteria
Monday, December 2, 2024
- Temporary Tattoo Printed Directly on the Scalp Offers Easy, Hair-Friendly Solution for Measuring Brainwaves
- Smallest Walking Robot Makes Microscale Measurements
Monday, November 25, 2024
Thursday, November 21, 2024
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
- Researchers Develop Clinically Validated, Wearable Ultrasound Patch for Continuous Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Northerners, Scots and Irish Excel at Detecting Fake Accents to Guard Against Outsiders, Study Suggests
- Synchronized Movement Between Robots and Humans Builds Trust, Study Finds
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Monday, November 18, 2024
Friday, November 15, 2024
Thursday, November 14, 2024
- Robotic Shorts Support People When Walking
- Texting Abbreviations Makes Senders Seem Insincere, Study Finds
- NeuroMechFly V2: Simulating How Fruit Flies See, Smell, and Navigate
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Monday, November 11, 2024
Friday, November 8, 2024
- SARS-CoV-2 'steals' Our Proteins to Protect Itself from the Immune System
- New Insights Into the Denisovans: New Hominin Group That Interbred With Modern Day Humans
Thursday, November 7, 2024
- Memories Are Not Only in the Brain, New Research Finds
- Research Shows Caterpillar Fungus Can Slow Down Growth of Cancer Cells
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Friday, November 1, 2024
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Monday, October 28, 2024
Friday, October 25, 2024
Thursday, October 24, 2024
- AI-Generated News Is Harder to Understand, Study Finds
- Study of Chick Peeps Could Improve Understanding of Animal Emotions
- Unnoticeable Electric Currents Could Reduce Skin Infections
- Common Drug Shows Promise in Extending Lifespan
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Monday, October 21, 2024
- Evolution in Action: How Ethnic Tibetan Women Thrive in Thin Oxygen at High Altitudes
- Unexpected Beauty, Major Antimicrobial Power Boost as Phages Form Into Surprising Flower Shapes
- Scan Based on Lizard Saliva Detects Rare Tumor
Friday, October 18, 2024
Thursday, October 17, 2024
- Marine Bacterium: Catching Prey With Grappling Hooks and Cannons
- People Sympathize With Bullied AI Bots
- Life-Saving Spongelike 'bandage' Rapidly Stops Hemorrhaging and Mitigates Risk of Infection
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Friday, October 11, 2024
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
- Viruses Are Teeming on Your Toothbrush, Showerhead
- Toddlers Show Increased Physical Activity With a Robot Playmate Moving Around the Room
- Ultra-Sensitive Robotic 'finger' Can Take Patient Pulses, Check for Lumps
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Friday, October 4, 2024
Thursday, October 3, 2024
- Hoarding Disorder: 'Sensory CBT' Treatment Strategy Shows Promise
- Turning Brain Cells on Using the Power of Light
- Small Brains Can Accomplish Big Things, According to New Theoretical Research
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
- Scientists Create Flies That Stop When Exposed to Red Light
- AI Simulation Gives People a Glimpse of Their Potential Future Self
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
- 'Who's a Good Boy?' Humans Use Dog-Specific Voices for Better Canine Comprehension
- Neuroscientists Spark Shelter-Seeking Response by Reactivating Memory Circuit
- Stronger Together: Miniature Robots in Convoy for Endoscopic Surgery
- Feet First: AI Reveals How Infants Connect With Their World
Friday, September 27, 2024
Thursday, September 26, 2024
- Increased Antioxidants and Phenolic Compounds Produced in Salted Red Perilla Leaves During Japanese Apricot Pickling
- Recording the Cats in the Hats
- Scientists Uncover a Critical Component That Helps Killifish Regenerate Their Fins
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Friday, September 20, 2024
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
- Homemade 'play-Putty' Can Read the Body's Electric Signals
- First Academic Study on Slap Fighting Highlights Risks to Participants' Neurological Health
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Thursday, September 12, 2024
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
- Self-Medicating Gorillas and Traditional Healers Provide Clues for New Drug Discovery
- Scientists Expand the Genetic Alphabet to Create New Proteins
- Researchers Combine the Power of AI and the Connectome to Predict Brain Cell Activity
Monday, September 9, 2024
- New AI Can ID Brain Patterns Related to Specific Behavior
- 'Out-of-Body' Research Could Lead to New Ways to Promote Social Harmony
Thursday, September 5, 2024
Thursday, August 29, 2024
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
- How Beetle Juice Led to the Discovery of a Virus and Solved the Mystery of a Superworm Die-Off
- Bats Are Surviving and Thriving on Nothing but Sugar
Friday, August 23, 2024
Thursday, August 22, 2024
- Mitochondria Are Flinging Their DNA Into Our Brain Cells
- How to Catch a Criminal Using Their 'skin Shedder' Profile
- Will EEG Be Able to Read Your Dreams? The Future of the Brain Activity Measure as It Marks 100 Years
- Alzheimer's Drug May Someday Help Save Lives by Inducing a State of 'suspended Animation'
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Monday, August 19, 2024
- Study Explains Why Laws Are Written in an Incomprehensible Style
- Evidence Stacks Up for Poisonous Books Containing Toxic Dyes
Friday, August 16, 2024
Thursday, August 15, 2024
- Cleaning Up the Aging Brain: Scientists Restore Brain's Trash Disposal System
- Surprise Finding in Study of Environmental Bacteria Could Advance Search for Better Antibiotics
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
- Say 'aah' And Get a Diagnosis on the Spot: Is This the Future of Health?
- Rewriting the Evolutionary History of Critical Components of the Nervous System