The universality of shame
An implicit mental map of how negatively others will perceive them sets the level of shame people feel about a potential action.
Encouraging scientists to collaborate on the tropics
A new study investigates collaboration among scientists, researchers, and other figures whose work advances the field of tropical ecology.
Chronic diseases driven by metabolic dysfunction
Progress in treating chronic illness, where the cause of the problem is often unknown, has lagged. Chronic conditions like cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular disease...
Lifestyle changes reduce the need for blood pressure medications
Men and women with high blood pressure reduced the need for antihypertensive medications by making lifestyle changes. A 16-week program, focused on the DASH...
Artificial synaptic device simulating the function of human brain
Researchers have developed a high-reliability artificial electronic synaptic device that simulates neurons and synapses. The finding is expected to be utilized in the development...
Scientists developing new blood test to screen for secondary heart attack
Scientists are developing a blood test that quickly and easily detects whether a person is at risk of a secondary heart attack. The researchers...
Evolution of psychiatric disorders and human personality traits
How and why human-unique characteristics such as highly social behavior, languages and complex culture have evolved is a long-standing question. A research team has...
Protocell guests flee the nest
Researchers have shown that resident artificial cells abandon their protocell hosts by displaying antagonistic behavior on receiving a chemical signal.
Shared lifetime of grandmothers and grandchildren significantly increased since 1800s
The importance of grandmothers in the lives of their grandchildren has changed. The shared lifetime between grandmothers and their grandchildren has a fundamental effect...
Bravery cells found in the hippocampus
Why do some people comfortably walk between skyscrapers on a high-wire or raft the Niagara Falls in a wooden barrel whereas others freeze on...