Many pet owners keen to have vegan pets
A growing number of pet owners is interested in feeding their pets plant-based diets.
A nutty solution for improving brain health
Long-term, high nut consumption could be the key to better cognitive health in older people according to new research.
How attention helps the brain perceive an object
The ability of the brain to ignore extraneous visual information is critical to how we work and function, but the processes governing perception and...
Smarter drug release thanks to control over encapsulation
Researchers have discovered the parameters that govern the encapsulation of drugs. This gives more control over the slow and steady release of drugs in...
Milk or no milk? Study fills long-time knowledge gap on babies with genetic disorder
A new study finally brings clarity to parents of children with Duarte galactosemia, a milder variant of a genetic disorder that impairs the body's...
Weird, wild gravity of asteroid Bennu
New research is revealing the Alice in Wonderland-like physics that govern gravity near the surface of the asteroid Bennu.
Different bacteria use same cell surface molecule to invade tissue and promote infection
A new study identifies a single molecule as a key entry point used by two types of dangerous bacteria to break through cellular barriers...
Trigger warnings do little to reduce people’s distress, research shows
Trigger warnings that alert people to potentially sensitive content are increasingly popular, especially on college campuses, but research suggests that they have minimal impact...
First Anatolian farmers were local hunter-gatherers that adopted agriculture
An international team has analyzed eight prehistoric individuals, including the first genome-wide data from a 15,000-year-old Anatolian hunter-gatherer, and found that the first Anatolian...
Breastfeeding can erase effects of prenatal violence for newborns
Researchers found that breastfeeding through the first six weeks of life acts as a protective factor, effectively negating the risk of IPV the mother...
