Sniffing women’s tears reduces aggressive behavior in men, researchers report
New research, publishing December 21 in the open access journal in PLOS Biology, shows that tears from women contain chemicals...
Finding that statins could slow dementia stimulates further research
Blood fat-lowering statins could slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease, at least for some patients. This is the result of...
Large language models validate misinformation
New research into large language models shows that they repeat conspiracy theories, harmful stereotypes, and other forms of misinformation. In...
Scientists might be using a flawed strategy to predict how species will fare under climate change
As the world heats up, and the climate shifts, life will migrate, adapt or go extinct. For decades, scientists have...
Study unveils a role of mitochondria in dietary fat processing
The maintenance of a balanced lipid homeostasis is critical for our health. While consumption of excessive amounts of fatty foods...
Cells of the future: A key to reprogramming cell identities
The intricate process of duplicating genetic information, referred to as DNA replication, lies at the heart of the transmission of...
Where you live matters: A first-of-its-kind study illustrates how racism is interrelated with poor health
A team of health equity researchers from several institutions has leveraged a complex web of data to test a hypothesis:...
Meet ‘Coscientist,’ your AI lab partner
In less time than it will take you to read this article, an artificial intelligence-driven system was able to autonomously...
Integrating research and clinical care to uncover secrets of brain development
The human brain continues to be built after we are born for far longer than previously recognized, suggests research by...
New tool unifies single-cell data
A new methodology that allows for the categorisation and organisation of single-cell data has been launched. It can be used...
New brain-like transistor mimics human intelligence
Taking inspiration from the human brain, researchers have developed a new synaptic transistor capable of higher-level thinking. Designed by researchers...
A trillion scents, one nose
The mammalian nose is a work of evolutionary art. Its millions of nerve cells, each tailored with just one of...
Light color is less important for the internal clock than originally thought
Light in the evening is thought to be bad for sleep. However, does the color of the light play a...
Strong connections found between vaccine hesitancy and support for vaccinating pets
Texas A&M University School of Public Health research on attitudes toward pet vaccination and how they may be linked with...
Researchers map how measles virus spreads in human brain
Mayo Clinic researchers mapped how the measles virus mutated and spread in the brain of a person who succumbed to...
Air conditioning has reduced mortality due to high temperatures in Spain by one third
Air conditioning and heating systems have contributed considerably to reducing mortality linked to extreme temperatures in Spain, according to a...
Night sweats reveal the severity of sleep apnea
A collaborative effort between the University of Córdoba and IMIBIC uses, for the first time, changes in sweat metabolism to...
Childhood trauma increases risk of chronic pain in adulthood, research to-date highlights
Physical, sexual, or emotional abuse, or neglect, either alone or combined with other types of childhood trauma, increases the risk...
Toothbrushing tied to lower rates of pneumonia among hospitalized patients
Researchers have found an inexpensive tool that may help reduce rates of pneumonia for hospitalized patients -- and it comes...
Prone to abandoning New Year’s resolutions? Research suggests blaming money worries rather than being time-poor
People who abandon New Year's resolutions or other commitments can maintain the respect of their peers by blaming external factors...
Memory research: Breathing in sleep impacts memory processes
Researchers at LMU, the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, and the University of Oxford have investigated how sleep affects...
AI’s memory-forming mechanism found to be strikingly similar to that of the brain
An interdisciplinary team consisting of researchers from the Center for Cognition and Sociality and the Data Science Group within the...
How the immune system fights to keep herpes at bay
Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is extremely common, affecting nearly two-thirds of the world's population, according to the World Health Organization....
Researchers discover first ever link between hemoglobin-like protein and normal heart development
In a landmark study led by the University of Maryland School of Medicine, researchers discovered for the first time that...
Revolutionary seaweed and carbonated water based hydrogel for treating skin wounds
Acting as the main interface between the internal and the external world, the skin is the largest and most important...
Study shows exposure to household chemicals can lower odds of getting pregnant
Exposure to phthalates, a group of plasticizing and solvent chemicals found in many household products, was linked to a lower...
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals found in menstrual products
The average menstruator will use over 11,000 tampons or sanitary pads in their lifetime. Vaginal and vulvar tissue that touch...
‘Long flu’ has emerged as a consequence similar to long COVID
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, extensive research has emerged detailing the virus's ability to attack multiple organ systems, potentially resulting...
AI study reveals individuality of tongue’s surface
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and 3D images of the human tongue have revealed that the surface of our tongues are unique...
Vikings in Sweden suffered from tooth decay
Vikings in Sweden suffered from painful dental issues and occasionally tried to treat them, according to a study published December...
Scientists unveil complete cell map of a whole mammalian brain
For the first time ever, an international team of researchers has created a complete cell atlas of a whole mammalian...
A sugar analysis could reveal different types of cancer
In the future, a little saliva may be enough to detect an incipient cancer. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg...
Mammogram rates increase when patients schedule themselves
Having the ability to self-schedule mammograms was associated with a 15 percentage point increase following through with getting the screening,...
Clinical trial demonstrates that the ketogenic diet is effective at controlling polycystic kidney disease
It's official: The ketogenic diet proved to be effective at controlling polycystic kidney disease (PKD) in the first randomized controlled...