A study found that later school start times were associated with a significant drop in vehicle accidents involving teen drivers.
Memory games: Eating well to remember
A healthy diet is essential to living well, but should we change what we eat as we age? Researchers have…
Masking the memory of fear: Treating anxiety disorders such as PTSD with an opioid
While fear memory — or the ability to remember contexts in which to be afraid — is important for survival,…
How malaria detects and shields itself from approaching immune cells
Malaria parasites can sense a molecule produced by approaching immune cells and then use it to protect themselves from destruction,…
Getting a grip: An innovative mechanical controller design for robot-assisted surgery
Scientists designed a new type of controller for the robotic arm used in robotic surgery. Their controller combines the two…
Video Chats and Ordering In: Coronavirus Quarantine With a Smartphone
This is not your grandmother’s quarantine. People are confined and afraid, but their virtual lives have been largely uninterrupted.
Video Chats and Ordering In: Coronavirus Quarantine With a Smartphone
This is not your grandmother’s quarantine. People are confined and afraid, but their virtual lives have been largely uninterrupted.
Antioxidant in mushrooms may relieve features of ‘pregnancy hypertension’
A new study in rats suggests that the natural antioxidant L-ergothioneine could alleviate the characteristics of pre-eclampsia.
Genes from scratch: Far more common and important than we thought
Scientists have discovered that de novo genes — genes that have evolved from scratch — are both more common and…
natural sugars in breastmilk linked to early childhood height and weight
Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) found in breastmilk may influence a child’s growth from infancy through early childhood, according to a…