A new Liverpool-led global evidence review, commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO), provides further evidence that food marketing is associated with the increased intake of junk food in c

Purine nucleobases and related molecules in the Murchison extracts We detected several purine nucleobases and their analogs in both Murchison meteorite extracts (Fig. 1, Supplementary Fig. S2, and Ta

Image: Adobe Stock / Lightfield Studios Young men with a poor diet saw a significant improvement in their symptoms of depression when they switched to a healthy Mediterranean diet, a new study shows.

Data In order to carry out the analysis I use the Fake News Corpus (Szpakowski, 2018), comprised of 9.4 million news items extracted from 194 webpages. Beyond the title and content for each item, the

LAWRENCE – Jeffrey Hall is passionate about two things in particular – friendship and social media – and he thinks the latter is too often mistaken as the enemy of the former. His latest article revi

Youths’ opinions of Donald Trump predicted shifts in their sociopolitical development over a one-year timespan, according to new research published in the journal Child Development. The findings sugge

A new study has found a positive association between mindfulness practice, psychedelic use, and overall psychological wellbeing. The findings have been published in the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs.

Immigrants to the U.S. are more likely to start businesses than native-born Americans are, according to a study that takes a wide-ranging look at registered businesses across the country. Co-authored

World could undo social and economic advances and face 1.5 disasters a day by 2030, according to UN’s flagship Global Assessment Report. April 26, 2022, NEW YORK/GENEVA – Human activity and behaviour

Depression is a leading cause of disability worldwide, with middle-aged and older adults disproportionately affected, a global demographic that is quickly expanding. To better understand the reasons

If you’ve got milk, you’ve got options. You can lighten your coffee or soak a cookie, ferment a cheese or bestow yourself a mustache. You can float some cereal or mix a shake. Replacing such a versati

Source: HeatherDawnKemp/Pixabay A recent paper by Blasco-Belled et al., summarizing the findings of two studies, suggests people with vulnerable narcissism have a tendency both to fear being laughed

Tai, K., Cockburn, K. & Greco, V. Flexibility sustains epithelial tissue homeostasis. Curr. Opin. Cell Biol. 60, 84–91 (2019). Dekoninck, S. et al. Defining the design principles of skin epidermis po

Joseph Takahashi, Ph.D. DALLAS – May 5, 2022 – A new study in mice led by neuroscientists at UT Southwestern’s Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute shows that it’s not just calories that count. Timin

Farmlands across Europe are potentially the biggest global reservoir of microplastics due to the high concentrations found in fertilisers derived from sewage sludge, new research has shown. Scientist

Berkeley, Calif—Most Americans say they want a more equal society, yet policies aimed at increasing equality for disadvantaged groups in higher education, corporations, government, and elsewhere conti

ABOVE: © ISTOCK.COM, mihtiander Sunscreen bottles are frequently labeled as “reef-friendly” and “coral-safe.” These claims generally mean that the lotions replaced oxybenzone—a chemical that can harm

Severe COVID results in cognitive impairment similar to that sustained between 50 and 70 years of age and is the equivalent of losing ten IQ points, our latest research shows. The effects are still de

A new study of monozygotic twins raised apart in South Korea and the United States provides unique insight into how genetic, cultural, and environmental factors influence human development. The new re

Summary Background Preliminary evidence has highlighted a possible association between severe COVID-19 and persistent cognitive deficits. Further research is required to confirm this association, det

A baby is given the Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine for TB during a routine medical check-up for children at an integrated services post in Banda Aceh, Indonesia on February 14. Photo: CHAIDEER

In the search for eternal youth, poo transplants may seem like an unlikely way to reverse the ageing process. However, scientists at the Quadram Institute and the University of East Anglia have pro

People from societally advantaged groups think equality-promoting policies will affect them negatively, even if they would actually benefit Large houses by a lake in Orlando, Florida Edwin Remsberg/G

During spring in the Pacific Northwest, meltwater from thawing snow rushes down rivers and the wind often blows hard. These forces spin the region’s many power turbines and generate a bounty of electr

Aging and fake news: It's not the story you think it is The study is the first to delineate the role of analytical reasoning, affect and news consumption frequency on detection of fake news in older

Researchers have identified four new brain proteins that are targeted by inflammatory T-cells in multiple sclerosis (MS), which could aid in the development of more specific and safer treatments for p

By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter (HealthDay) WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Kids who feel their true gender identity doesn't match the sex they were given at birth are sometimes given th

A research team from the Texas A&M University School of Public Health found that employee and company resiliency may be enhanced through the opportunity for employees to work remotely during natural d

One common chemical in sunscreen can have devastating effects on coral reefs. Now, scientists know why. Sea anemones, which are closely related to corals, and mushroom coral can turn oxybenzone — a c

Despite the rapid creation of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccines, the precise correlates of immunity against severe Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) are still unk

04 May 2022 University of South Australia scientists have uncovered another reason why society should be paying more attention to mental health: it is closely aligned to blood pressure and heart rate

The number of flying insects in Great Britain has plunged by almost 60% since 2004, according to a survey that counted splats on car registration plates. The scientists behind the survey said the drop

Study 1: The Effect of Car Size on Driving Behaviour In this study, we assess behavioural evidence of a positive effect of car size on risk taking in a driving context. We collaborated with a Belgian

For many people, accessing abortion care can be a major challenge. Abortion services are usually only available in certain clinics with specialized equipment like ultrasounds, often requiring long-dis

There is a real danger of another international COVID wave this summer, with the Delta variant possibly poised to make a comeback, new Israeli research suggests. The peer-reviewed study is based on c

WASHINGTON—Agricultural water scarcity is expected to increase in more than 80% of the world's croplands by 2050, according to a new study in the AGU journal Earth’s Future. The new study examines cu