50-country comparison of child and youth fitness levels: Insightful look at population health
Fitness by country. Children and youth from countries with a small gap between rich and poor appear to have better fitness overall.Credit: Image courtesy...
Oxytocin enhances spirituality, new study says
new research from Duke University suggests the Oxytocin may also support spirituality. Credit: © wiertz / Flickr
'Love hormone' gives greater sense of spirituality than...
Researchers teleport particle of light six kilometres
A group of physicists led by Wolfgang Tittel have successfully demonstrated teleportation of a photon, an elementary particle of light, over a straight-line distance...
Biological ‘dark matter’ molecule plays surprise role in heart failure
Discovery may help scientists develop effective therapies to prevent or reverse this common and often fatal disease.
Scientists at UCLA have identified a molecule that...
Desalinated sea water linked to iodine deficiency disorders
Hebrew University study suggests that desalination can dramatically increase the prevalence of inadequate iodine intake.
An estimated 300 million people worldwide rely on over 17,000...
Ancient brain area controls eye movements
An ancient area of the midbrain of all vertebrates called the corpora quadrigemina can independently contol and reorientate the eyes, researchers from Karolinska Institutet...
NASA Scientists Find ‘Impossible’ Cloud on Titan — Again
The hazy globe of Titan hangs in front of Saturn and its rings in this natural color view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space...
Reef fish see colours that humans cannot
Researchers at The University of Queensland have established that reef fish see colours that humans cannot.
A team from Professor Justin Marshall’s Sensory Neurobiology Lab...
First results from world’s biggest body scanning project
Data from the first 5,000 UK Biobank participants taking part in the world’s largest health imaging study has been released for health researchers worldwide...
Study examines what drives homebuyers
Public safety and school quality are the two most important demands for homebuyers in Ohio, a new University of Cincinnati study shows. It is...
High status job means you are less likely to respond to treatment for depression
An international study has found that having a high status job means that you are less likely to respond to standard treatment with medications...
