Lifting weights for as little as three seconds a day can have a positive impact on muscle strength, a new study from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has discovered. A collaboration with researchers from

Israeli scientists have made paralyzed mice walk by giving them spinal cord implants, and say they are less than three years away from doing the same for humans in clinical trials. The world-first ex

Terpenes The research shows that genetically it is impossible to prove whether a cannabis plant is an Indica or Sativa. There is no difference in the genes. “What our study mainly shows is that you s

Abstract We present results from a longitudinal experiment on academic and social-emotional effects of culturally enriching field trips. We randomly assign fourth and fifth grade students to attend f

Research at the School has found that training could be an effective strategy to reduce the spread of misinformation online. The study, by Associate Professor Spyros Angelopoulos, also found that you

Published: 2 February 2022 Researchers at Public Health Wales and Bangor University call for additional support to build trust in those affected. Reluctance or refusal to get vaccinated against Coro

Researchers from the UPV/EHU's Department of Pharmacology and the CIBER Mental Health network are taking part in a study published in the latest issue of the prestigious journal Alzheimer's & Dementia

Clinicians are calling for coping and social skills training and more extra-curricular activities in schools to help prevent increasing mental health problems in children, according to a new study. T

Abstract Objective Studies have demonstrated a potential correlation between low vitamin D status and both an increased risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2 and poorer clinical outcomes. This retrospecti

With over 1 billion monthly users globally, a third of whom are under 14 years, TikTok's popularity is indisputable. Publicly available cannabis-related content on this platform may influence percepti

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Share this Article Facebook Twitter Email You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. University ETH Zurich More than 99% of the most widely produced chemic

Future directions: The article proposes that the alteration of cellular calcium dynamics due to leaky RyR2 in COVID-19 brains is associated with the activation of neuropathological pathways that are a

Press release 2 February 2022 CRISPR-Cas9, the “genetic scissors”, creates new potential for curing diseases; but treatments must be reliable. In a new study, researchers have discovered that the me

The group of Emmanuelle Volle at Paris Brain Institute and their international collaborators established for the first time a link between real-life creativity, semantic memory structure and brain fun

Meteorology We reconstruct the meteorology at the South Col using observations from the automatic weather station (AWS) there (at 7945 m a.s.l)5 to downscale ERA5 reanalysis via a parsimonious blend

Many of today’s marine invertebrates, including sponges and jellyfish, have chromosomes with the same ancient structure they inherited from their primitive ancestors more than 600 million years ago, a

New research indicates that heightened perceptions of moral division intensify support for strong leaders. The study, published in Political Psychology, found that the perceived breakdown of society p

These are boom times for astronomers hunting black holes. The biggest ones—supermassive black holes that can weigh billions of suns—have been found at the centers of most every galaxy, and we have eve

A good workout doesn’t just boost your mood—it also boosts the brain’s ability to create new neurons. But exactly how this happens has puzzled researchers for years. “It’s been a bit of a black box,”

This study examines how armed conflict affects individuals' religious behaviors (e.g., praying) and beliefs. The direction of the effect is theoretically not clear: war exposure may strengthen individ

People with less memory loss in old age gain more knowledge New findings on cognitive development in adulthood Do cognitive abilities change together, or do they change independently of each other?

Gay and lesbian adults in the USA have a higher rate of COVID-19 vaccination than heterosexual people, a study has found. On 4 February, the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released h

DURHAM, N.C. – We can pay now or pay far more later. That’s the takeaway of a new peer-reviewed study, published Feb. 4 in the journal Science Advances, that compares the costs of preventing a pandemi

A newly discovered, highly virulent variant of the HIV virus should serve as a cautionary tale about the future of Covid-19, researchers say. The finding, revealed Thursday in the journal Science, is

Giant mountain ranges at least as high as the Himalayas and stretching up to 8,000 kilometres across entire supercontinents played a crucial role in the evolution of early life on Earth, according to

The study is the first to estimate the effects of fact checks on COVID-19 misperceptions over time and across countries. Fact checks on COVID-19 misperceptions are effective initially but do not stic

Wealthy people have disproportionately large carbon footprints and the percentage of the world’s emissions they are responsible for is growing, a study has found. In 2010, the most affluent 10% of ho

If you’re a male northern elephant seal, your car-sized bulk is crucial to your genetic legacy, since only a fraction of the very largest males will have access to mates. Now, scientists have found th

A major contributor to climate change, methane (CH 4 ) has a global warming potential approximately 30 times higher than that of CO 2 , over a 100-year period. One quarter of anthropogenic emissions o

Acosta J.R. Douagi I. Andersson D.P. Bäckdahl J. Rydén M. Arner P. Laurencikiene J. Increased fat cell size: a major phenotype of subcutaneous white adipose tissue in non-obese individuals with

3 February 2022 AGU press contact: Liza Lester, +1 (202) 777-7494, [email protected] (UTC-4 hours) Contact information for the researchers: Renee Obringer, Penn State University, [email protecte

Sex has many beneficial physical and psychological effects, including reducing high blood pressure, improving the immune system and aiding better sleep. The physical act of sex and orgasm releases the

Source: fjord77/Pixabay When you imagine people falling in love, how do you see it happening? Specifically, do you imagine two strangers falling in love after going out on a few dates? Or two friend

We find that the link between cannabis use and inflammation is mediated by BMI. Abstract Background Cannabis use has been linked to lower systemic inflammation, but the pathways connecting cannabis

A region crossing the folded surface of the top of the brain, called the dorsal precentral gyrus, plays an essential role in how people use the sound of their voices to control how they want the words