Weather’s not to blame for your aches and pains
New research from The George Institute for Global Health has revealed the weather plays no part in the symptoms associated with either back pain...
Alcohol prevents ability to extinguish fearful memories in mice
Insight into cellular mechanisms illuminates biological target for PTSD therapy
Experiments in mice by researchers at Johns Hopkins suggest that if the goal is to...
Play an instrument? You probably react faster, too
Image credit: Flickr/Hans Splinter
Researchers at UdeM's audiology school find that musicians have faster reaction times than non-musicians – and that could have implications for...
Bilingualism may save brain resources as you age
Bilingual people are great at saving brain power,a new study says. Image credit: Flickr/jurek_durczak
A research team established that years of bilingualism change how the...
Dutch trains now all run on wind power
A Netherlands train. Image Credit: Flickr/Sludge G
As of the first of January this year, all public transport trains in the Netherlands are being powered...
Study shows the mood-enhancing effect of revenge
When we feel ostracised, we're more likely to behave aggressively. Previous research suggests that vengeance on those who we think have wronged us can...
Older adults with obesity less responsive to memory training than those with lower BMIs
Researchers found that memory training provided only one-third the benefit to older adults with obesity than the benefit it provided to older adults without...
Glia, not neurons, are most affected by brain aging
This graphic depicts the numbers and function of glia and neurons in the aging human brain.Credit: Lilach Soreq
The difference between an old brain and...
The importance of the glutamine metabolism in colon cancer
Colon cancer cells produce proteins, fatty acids, nucleic acids and reactive oxygen species (ROS). Proteins, fatty acids, and nucleic acids are essential factors for...
2D Materials Enhance a 3D World
This figure depicts the organic semiconductor, in this case P3HT:PCBM in red, with a 2D MoS2 layer on a silver plasmonic metasurface.Credit: Image courtesy...
Neurons modulate the growth of blood vessels
Severely hyperbranched vascular network surrounding the spinal cord (red dotted box) of zebrafish embryo – blood vessels in white.Credit: Bild: le Noble/KIT
A team of...
