Imaging study shows promising results for patients with schizophrenia
Dynamic cerebral reorganization in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia: a, MRI-derived cortical thickness study.Credit: Lena Palaniyappan
A team of scientists from across the globe have shown...
Jet lag? Newly synthesized molecules turn back biological clock
Scientists in Japan have designed new molecules that modify the circadian rhythm, opening the way to the possibility of managing jet lag and improving...
Coping with active surveillance anxiety in prostate cancer
Men with prostate cancer who are under close medical surveillance reported significantly greater resilience and less anxiety over time after receiving an intervention of...
Rosetta’s comet contains ingredients for life
Rosetta's comet in August 2015, when it was closest to the sun and when most of the glycine was detected.
Credit: ESA
Ingredients crucial for the...
Oral bacteria linked to risk of stroke
In a study of patients entering the hospital for acute stroke, researchers have increased their understanding of an association between certain types of stroke...
Exercise helps adults with high-anxiety sensitivity quit smoking
Exercise helps smokers with a high risk for cessation failure due to emotional distress finally kick the habit, according to psychologists at The University...
Baby talk words with repeated sounds help infants learn language
Babies find it easier to learn words with repetitive syllables rather than mixed sounds, a study suggests.
Assessments of language learning in 18-month-olds suggest that...
The brain needs cleaning to stay healthy
Research led by the Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience, the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), and the Ikerbasque Foundation has revealed the mechanisms...
A planet 1,200 light-years away is a good prospect for a habitable world
An artist's conception of Kepler-62f, a planet in the 'habitable zone' of a star located about 1,200 light-years from Earth.Credit: NASA Ames/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle
A distant...
Ancient DNA study finds Phoenician from Carthage had European ancestry
A research team co-led by a scientist at New Zealand's University of Otago has sequenced the first complete mitochondrial genome of a 2500-year-old Phoenician...
Sharks have individual personalities: Study
A new study indicates that sharks of the same species can have different personalities.
Certain Port Jackson sharks were bolder than others in tests of...
