This is an image of a new technique to grow any target shape from any starting shape is demonstrated by "growing" the face of the father of quantum physics, Max Planck, from a flat disk.
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Nature has a...
Participants rode stationary bikes while wearing a wireless heart rate monitor and an EEG cap.Credit: Image courtesy of University of California - Santa Barbara
It's universally accepted that the benefits of exercise go well beyond fitness, from reducing the risk...
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African-American women with lower socio-economic status have an increased risk of depressive disorders, yet they rarely seek out antidepressants or psychotherapy because of negative attitudes and stigma associated with conventional mental health treatments.
A new pilot Northwestern Medicine study...
Artificial intelligence can help us to better understand the causes of religious violence and to potentially control it, according to a new Oxford University collaboration. The study is one of the first to be published that uses psychologically realistic...
Candida. Candida albicans is a yeastlike fungus naturally found in small amounts in human digestive tracts, but its overgrowth in warm, moist environments causes burning, itching symptoms, thrush (rashes in the throat or mouth).Credit: © Alex Avriette / Flickr
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A new technique developed by neuroscientists at the University of Toronto Scarborough can, for the first time, reconstruct images of what people perceive based on their brain activity gathered by EEG.
The technique developed by Dan Nemrodov, a postdoctoral fellow...
Marijuana. An estimated 2-13% of women worldwide use cannabis during pregnancy. Previous studies have identified short and long-term behavioral consequences of prenatal cannabis exposure, but effects on brain morphology were unknown, until now. Credit: © Charlón / Flickr
Cannabis use...
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Our increasing reliance on the Internet and the ease of access to the vast resource available online is affecting our thought processes for problem solving, recall and learning. In a new article published in the...
The more time teenagers spend splitting their attention between various devices such as their phones, video games or TV, the lower their test scores in math and English tend to be. More time spent multitasking between different types of...
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A genetic 'switch' has been discovered by MRC researchers at the University of Leicester which could help to prevent or delay the symptoms of Parkinson's disease.
In a paper published in the journal Cell Death and Differentiation,...
Researchers examined effects of aerobic exercise, including stationary cycling, walking, and treadmill running. (stock image)
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Aerobic exercise can improve memory function and maintain brain health as we age, a new Australian-led study has found.
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