Distinguished Professor Elena Ivanova of RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, said the research team had successfully applied a natural phenomenon to a synthetic material – plastic. “Eliminating

Social learning helps humans navigate the world by learning the consequences of actions through the behavior of others. Humans are also quite sensitive to group membership, in that we tend to place ou

(CNN) The star ingredient responsible for an airy, bubbly pizza crust is yeast. As cells that eat sugar and convert into carbon dioxide, yeast is what makes dough rise -- yet Italian scientists have d

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center report evidence from lab experiments that a chemical derived from a compound found abundantly in broccoli and other cruciferous plants may offer a potent

For more than 450 years, Norse settlers from Scandinavia lived—sometimes even thrived—in southern Greenland. Then, they vanished. Their mysterious disappearance in the 14th century has been linked to

A daily pill drastically reduced sperm counts in mice with no side effects, but many male contraceptives have previously failed in human trials Contraceptive pills Science Photo Library / Alamy A no

Approximately 66 million years ago, life on Earth changed forever. A massive asteroid hit the planet, leaving behind the 93-mile-wide Chicxulub crater along Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and sending up

Scientists have found that an existing drug, already used in humans to treat alcohol use disorder, could help restore vision lost to conditions like age-related macular degeneration and retinitis pigm

The rise of the BA.2 Omicron variant — first in Europe and East Asia and now in the U.S. — makes it clear that the pandemic isn’t done with us, and it isn’t likely to be anytime soon — unless we achie

Gambling addiction rates may be nine times higher than the betting industry claims, according to a landmark study that found 1.4 million people are being harmed by their own gambling, while a further

Abstract A plant-based dietary pattern has been recommended for its potential health and environmental benefits, but its relation to mortality warrants further exploration1. We examined this associat

An article published in the Journal of Urology is reporting on the first 19 humans treated with a new non-invasive method designed to break up kidney stones using sound waves. The method, dubbed burst

Source: michael_schueller/Pixabay When do we judge an employee harshly for a mistake they have made, punish a child for misbehaving, or engage in victim-blaming? When we understand a person’s action

Abstract Objective: Cannabis use is increasing among midlife and older adults. This study tested the hypotheses that long-term cannabis use is associated with cognitive deficits and smaller hippocam

The number of adolescents who have attempted to quit e-cigarettes and failed has grown with the rapid increase of teen e-cigarette use in the past five years, according to a study by University of Mic

Tree planting is one of the most popular fixes for the climate crisis. Trees’ ability to store carbon dioxide and prevent its release into the atmosphere — and they are natural! — but they may not be

30,000-35,000 Danes suffer from inflammation in the large intestine, a condition also known as ulcerative colitis. For a significant part of this group, the disease is so painful and exhausting that t

New findings reveal that the Americas were not populated via a suspected ice-free corridor more than 15,600 years ago, as previously thought. The research, published this week in the Proceedings of t

Objectives: To measure incidence of conflicts of interest (COI) with food and pharmaceutical industry actors on the advisory committee for the 2020- 2025 U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) an

A novel screening platform has flagged more than 95 percent of stage 1 cancers, according to a pilot study published in Nature Communications Medicine. If validated by future studies, the approach off

Nutt D. Psychedelic drugs-a new era inpsychiatry? Dialogues Clin Neurosci. 2019;21:139–47. Inserra A, De Gregorio D, Gobbi G. Psychedelics in psychiatry: neuroplastic, immunomodulatory, and neurotran

During the pandemic, many parents spent time with their children while gardening. (Getty Images) Research suggests sales likely to revert back to normal levels, but some buyers will be hooked Most p

Dogs are known to be great at sniffing out cancer, but new research shows tiny worms do very well too - and they’re easier to handle in a lab. Scientists at Myongji University in South Korea found th

For most people, having sex for the first time is a meaningful and memorable rite of passage. But Diana Peragine, a UTM doctoral candidate in psychology, recently discovered that the experience also

On February 4, 2022, this report was posted online as an MMWR Early Release. Close The use of face masks or respirators (N95/KN95) is recommended to reduce transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that

"Live cold, die old" may soon become folk wisdom if a new study holds up in mice is true for people.Most of us have heard some form of the phrase "live fast, die young" and take it to mean reckless be

We conduct a large scale data-driven analysis of the effects of online personal attacks on social media user activity. First, we perform a thorough overview of the literature on the influence of socia

Despite evidence from cognitive psychology that men and women are equal in measured intelligence, gender differences in self-estimated intelligence (SEI) are widely reported with males providing syste

Poor research practice suggests true impact of homeopathy may be “substantially” overestimated Many unregistered published trials; main outcome changed in quarter of those registered “Concerning lac

Two new studies are reporting on an ongoing long COVID research project investigating the persistent effects of COVID-19 on cognition in the months after acute disease. The University of Cambridge-led

Individuals who are stressed may gain peace by “shutting off” particular brain cells, according to a study published in the journal Science Advances. The study was conducted by scientists at Osaka Uni

Abstract Ultrasound has been used to non-invasively manipulate neuronal functions in humans and other animals. However, this approach is limited as it has been challenging to target specific cells wi

A dopamine-rich brain region associated with reward processing appears to play an important role in maintaining romantic relationships, according to new neuroimaging research. The study, published in

Imagine you are a young Bar-tailed Godwit, a large, leggy shorebird with a long, probing bill hatched on the tundra of Alaska. As the days become shorter and the icy winter looms, you feel the urge to

Allergy seasons are likely to become longer and grow more intense as a result of increasing temperatures caused by manmade climate change, according to new research from the University of Michigan. B

This study conducts a review bringing together data from a large number of studies investigating energy use in EU livestock systems. Such a study has not been conducted previously, and improvements in