Psychosocial stress exerts deleterious effects on neurocognitive function across the lifespan (de Kloet et al., 2005; Lupien et al., 2009; McEwen et al., 2015). Working memory (WM) is a key executive

Sheep flocks follow surprisingly dynamic structures, new research reports, as individual sheep alternate between the role of leader and follower to produce a form of “collective intelligence”. Image

The warming during the summer months in Europe has been much faster than the global average, shows a new study by researchers at Stockholm University published in the Journal of Geophysical Research A

Two neuroimaging studies using functional magnetic resonance imaging and electroencephalography showed that people with similar personalities tend to have similar brain responses when viewing naturali

Our relationships with other animals are governed by how we view their capacity for sentience and suffering. However, there is currently little agreement as to whether people's beliefs about animal mi

A discovery by MIT researchers could finally unlock the door to the design of a new kind of rechargeable lithium battery that is more lightweight, compact, and safe than current versions, and that has

Weight loss is never an easy nut to crack, but a handful of almonds could keep extra kilos at bay according to new research from the University of South Australia. Examining how almonds can affect ap

Programmable mechanically active adhesive makes muscles stretch and contract, preventing and enabling recovery from atrophy By Benjamin Boettner (BOSTON) — Muscles waste as a result of not being exe

The next time you crack your backdoor to let your cat outside for its daily adventure, you may want to think again. For a cat, the outdoors is filled with undesirable potential. Like the risks of catc

Source: GLady/Pixabay A recent study, from Israel and Germany, published in the September issue of Social Psychological and Personality Science, examines the relationship between power, high self-est

A large study found that myocarditis after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination was rare but higher in younger males, especially after the second mRNA-1273 (Moderna) vaccine, suggesting that vaccine type, age and s

Key Points Question Did the economic savings accrued from reductions in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths outweigh the investment in the COVID-19 vaccination program in New York City? Fin

OBJECTIVE: Metformin, a medicine used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, was previously reported to suppress age-dependent hyperproliferation of intestinal stem cells in Drosophila. Here, we aimed

Just a quick glance at haredi (ultra-Orthodox) yeshiva boys who spend most of their waking hours from childhood through adulthood studying Torah and Talmud shows that almost all of them have eyeglasse

Cannabinoids may induce immunogenic cell death indicating they may be useful in combatting cancer. This is according to a new study being published in the upcoming issue of the peer-reviewed journal

Peer-reviewed: This work was reviewed and scrutinised by relevant independent experts. Experimental study: At least one thing in the experiment was changed to see if it had an impact on the subjects (

Climate change is increasing the probability that tropical cyclones rapidly grow into intense, damaging hurricanes in a few hours, according to a new study published in Nature Communications. Links b

The number of stores selling alcohol in a neighborhood is linked to cases of child abuse and neglect in the same area, a new study suggests. A study in Sacramento, California, found that having one m

Is watching too much pornography a gateway to problematic porn usage? A study published in the Journal of Sex Research suggests that though this relationship does exist, there are a myriad of other fa

Fungi in the soil cause a significant number of serious lung infections in 48 out of 50 states and the District of Columbia, including many areas long thought to be free of deadly environmental fungi,

Background | Proposed Rule Proposed Criteria for Certain Food Groups and Sample Foods Previous Actions | "Healthy" Symbol Resources & Meetings Nutrient Content Claim “Healthy" Claims like “health

The US experienced high COVID-19 death rates and higher excess all-cause mortality compared with peer countries during 2020.1 However, an important question is how cross-national differences in mortal

Beer is one of the oldest and most popular beverages in the world, with some people loving and others hating the distinct, bitter taste of the hops used to flavor its many varieties. But an especially

Artificial neural networks overwrite previously learned tasks when trained sequentially, a phenomenon known as catastrophic forgetting. In contrast, the brain learns continuously, and typically learns

White children who are exposed to larger racial inequalities in their daily lives and who see those inequalities as due to intrinsic differences between people are more likely to hold racial biases in

Peer-reviewed: This work was reviewed and scrutinised by relevant independent experts. Observational study: A study in which the subject is observed to see if there is a relationship between two or mo

Abstract Background University students are known to have risky sexual behaviours (RSBs). The severity of the RSB is influenced by many factors, including the family environment, exposure to adverse c

Major depressive disorder is associated with altered interoception — or the ability to sense the internal state of your body. Now, new brain imaging research provides evidence that depressed individua

This study aimed to explore differences in associations between exposure to interpersonal trauma and suicidality (ideation, planning, and attempts) by sexual orientation in a representative adolescent

Study design and participants We sought to test our hypothesis and predictions using the Personalized Responses to Dietary Composition Trial (or “PREDICT1”). PREDICT1 is a single-arm, single-blind in

Men tend to report greater sexual desire for their partners than women do, and findings published in the journal Biological Psychology suggest that this sex difference is at least partly explained by

NEWS RELEASE Jeff Falk 713-348-6775 jfalk@rice.edu Mike Williams 713-348-6728 mikewilliams@rice.edu HOUSTON – (Nov. 18, 2022) – Asphaltenes, a byproduct of crude oil production, are a waste mat

The increasing motorisation rate worldwide is responsible for the demand of huge quantities of tyres that, after their useful service life, become waste and should be properly managed. Due to the rela

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Toxins released by a type of bacteria that cause diarrheal disease hijack cell processes and force important proteins to assemble into “roads to nowhere,” redirecting the proteins awa

A research team led by Prof. WU Zhongshuai from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed all-3D printed Li metal batteries (LMBs) with robust cy

Objective To study whether the timing of puberty in adolescents who reported gender incongruence (incongruence between birth-assigned sex and self-identified gender) was different from those adolesce