A new study found bird diversity increased in North Carolina mountain forest areas severely burned by wildfire in 2016, reinforcing that while wildfire can pose risks to safety and property, it can be

A new species of confuciusornithid bird being named Confuciusornis shifan has been identified from a nearly complete skeleton found in northeastern China. Confuciusornis shifan lived in what is now C

Human studies These studies were approved by the Multi-regional Ethics Committee and Cambridge Local Research Ethics Committee (03/103, 03/104 and 18/EE/0032) and conducted in accordance with the pri

Researchers in the United Kingdom studied whether the effects of psilocybin, a naturally occurring hallucinogenic drug, depend on the body mass index of the person, thereby requiring higher doses for

Does narcissism really make people think that they’re smarter than they are, even if they aren’t a narcissist? A study published in the Journal of Research in Personality suggests that inducing narcis

Abstract Background Key underlying metabolic pathologies are thought to play a role in bipolar disorder (BD), including dysfunctions in energy metabolism. This review highlights underlying metabolic

Most research on individual differences in performance on tests of cognitive ability focuses on general cognitive ability (g), the highest level in the three-level Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) hierarchi

There has been an increasing recognition among both medical and psychological professionals, as well as the public media, of a concerning trend for child and adolescent users of audiovisual-based, alg

Here we shall analyse the possibilities provided by the JWST for testing cosmological models using ultra-high redshift objects and comparing the observed photometric, spectrophotometric and geometric

An international team of researchers including Sofya Kulikova, Senior Research Fellow at the HSE University-Perm, found that ketamine, being an NMDA receptor inhibitor, increases the brain's backgroun

Based on a mathematical model and data from the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth study for calendar years 2002–2017, we projected the future prevalence of type 1 and type 2 diabetes among youth aged <20 y

Unlike previous studies, which focused on body weight and blood glucose levels, this meta-analysis primarily focused on the effects of TRE on BP. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first meta-a

The largest burden of COVID-19 is carried by the elderly, and persons living in nursing homes are particularly vulnerable. However, 94% of the global population is younger than 70 years and 86% is you

While exploring the connections between the quantum and classical worlds, physicists from Aalto University in Finland have discovered a new and highly-effective way to observe objects without directly

Scientists unearth another brain-shrinking mammal A study of moles reveals that cold weather – not lack of food – drives the rare phenomenon of reversible brain shrinkage in mammals In the depths of

Cannabis-based medicinal products are associated with a significant reduction in depression severity over the course of a six month examination period. This is according to the findings of a study be

In a series of two studies, researchers examined the relationship between conspiracy beliefs and depression. Their findings indicate that depression is positively associated with conspiracy beliefs. A

Approximately 40 % of stroke survivors experience aphasia, a difficulty to comprehend or produce spoken or written language caused by a cerebrovascular accident. In half of these cases the language im

There's rarely time to write about every cool science-y story that comes our way. So this year, we're once again running a special Twelve Days of Christmas series of posts, highlighting one science st

A new International Journal of Molecular Sciences study has found that the cannabis compound cannabidiol “has a strong inhibitory effect against cariogenic bacteria”. Cariogenic bacteria is caused by

Subjects A total of 2,352 adult dogs participated in a smartDOG™ test battery25 between March 2016 and February 2022. Participating dogs were required to be interested in working for food, and to not

Depression is a common mental health condition affecting approximately 280 million people globally (World Health Organuzation (WHO), 2021a). Depression causes significant impairment in daily life and

Dog behavior: From the excitable sheep dog to the aloof Shiba Inu, and all breeds in between, dogs have unique and diverse behavioral traits. By analyzing DNA samples from over 200 dog breeds along wi

To our knowledge, this is the first clinical trial focusing on the effect of the ginger supplement on the clinical manifestation, evaluated as the length of hospital stays, of hospitalized individuals

New research published in the Journal of International Women’s Studies provides evidence that there are significant differences in the manifestation of post-traumatic stress disorder among combat vete

Autopsies Autopsies were carried out and tissues were collected as previously described35 in the National Cancer Institute’s Laboratory of Pathology at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Cent

A study on a national sample of U.S. adults above 50 years of age found that persons above 65 who owned a pet for more than 5 years had higher cognitive scores and higher immediate and delayed word re

Researchers from Queen's University Belfast are calling for the ban of nitrite-cured meat after a new study found a substantial link with colorectal cancer. The study saw mice fed nitrite-cured meat d

Key Points Question What do mental health smartphone apps offer patients, how has the app landscape changed, and are app popularity metrics associated with privacy? Findings In this cross-sectional

Name a type of organic matter and chances are some type of organism has evolved to eat it. Plants, meat, algae, insects and bacteria are all consumed by different creatures, but now scientists have di

A new daily diary study of 79 newlywed couples found that individuals who experienced more stressful life events were especially attuned to day-to-day changes in their partner’s negative behaviors, bu

Subjects We recruited two groups of healthy volunteers by posting advertisements and social networks including 26 nulliparous women (between the age of 24 and 32 years old, M = 26.68, SD = 1.84) and

The future for ski sports in Switzerland looks anything but rosy – or rather white. Current climate models predict that there will be more precipitation in winter in the coming decades, but that it wi

Research from the University of Pennsylvania and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia determined that this association exists for women of reproductive age, findings that hold potential clinical, polic

This study aimed to investigate the effects of administration of xanthan gum-based fluid thickener on the regulation of postprandial blood glucose level, gene expression in the gastrointestinal tract,

Scientists have developed a blood test to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease without the need for expensive brain imaging or a painful lumbar puncture, where a sample of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is drawn f