science
More order with less judgement: An optimal theory of the evolution...
The study of Tatsuya Sasaki suggests that the practice of avoiding moral assessments can be the best policy when assessing those who refuse to...
Scientists develop ‘lab on a chip’ that costs 1 cent to...
Rahim Esfandyarpour helped to develop a way to create a diagnostic "lab on a chip" for just a penny.Credit: Zahra Koochak
Researchers at the Stanford...
Myopia cell discovered in retina: Dysfunction of cell may be linked...
Scientists have discovered a cell in the retina that may cause myopia when it dysfunctions.The dysfunction may be linked to the amount of time...
Mysterious white dwarf pulsar discovered
Credit: University of Warwick
An exotic binary star system 380 light-years away has been identified as an elusive white dwarf pulsar – the first of...
Researchers use tiny 3-D spheres to combat tuberculosis
3-D spheres infected with TB. Credit: University of Southampton
Researchers at the University of Southampton have developed a new 3D system to study human infection...
Eating grapes can help prevent Alzheimer’s and boost memory
Consuming grapes twice a day for six months protected against significant metabolic decline in Alzheimer-related areas of the brain in a study of people...
Scientists discover new helium chemistry
Crystal structure of Na2He, resembling a three-dimensional checkerboard. The purple spheres represent sodium atoms, which are inside the green cubes that represent helium atoms....
Sign language users have better reaction times and peripheral vision
This study provides evidence that losing one of your five senses enhances the others.
Credit: Flickr/Bert Heymans
People who use British Sign Language (BSL) have better...
Psychotherapy normalizes the brain in social phobia
In the marked brain region the thickness of the cerebral cortex decreased after psychotherapy.Credit: UZH
Anxiety in social situations is not a rare problem: Around...
Machine learning method accurately predicts metallic defects
For the first time, researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have built and trained machine learning algorithms to predict defect behavior...
Smarter MRI diagnosis with nano MRI lamp
Detection of cancer metastasis using Nano MRI Lamp. (a) MMP-2 represented by little scissors is an enzyme that cleaves the extracellular matrix and allows...
