The public are more likely to blame accidents involving semi-autonomous cars on driver — rather than machine — error, a…
Nutritious foods have lower environmental impact than unhealthy foods
Widespread adaptation of healthier diets would markedly reduce the environmental impact of agriculture and food production. For the first time,…
Salt helps proteins move on down the road
Chemists match models and experiments to see how salt modifies surface interactions in chromatography used to separate valuable drug proteins.…
Risk assessment tools lead to fewer incarcerations without jeopardizing public safety
A sweeping study looking at an extensive collection of data — involving more than a million offenders at 30 different…
Gabapentinoids appear increasingly to be prescribed, off-label, for cancer pain
Between 2005 and 2015, as the opioid crisis in America came into focus, prescriptions for gabapentinoid medications — gabapentin and…
New clues as to why mutations in the MYH9 gene cause broad spectrum of disorders in humans
Researchers have used the Drosophila embryo to model human disease mutations that affect myosin motor activity. Through in vivo imaging…
Which came first: Brain size or drinking propensity?
Contrary to the belief that drinking can literally shrink one’s brain, a new study that includes researchers suggests that a…
Study underscores changes in brain structure, function in long-duration space missions
New study demonstrates for the first time that changes in cognitive performance correlate with changes in brain structure in NASA…
New study points to another possible correlation between sleep and overall good health
As if you didn’t already have enough to worry about to keep you up at night, a new study indicates…
Medical News Today: What can cause toe swelling?
There are many possible causes of a swollen toe. In this article, find out about the different causes and their…