Resistance training even as little as once per week benefits older individuals
Resistance training improves the health of over 65-year-olds, and the benefits occur even when some people train as little as once per week.
Packaging insecticides in tiny capsules may make them more toxic
Encasing insecticides in microscopic plastic capsules -- a common formulation for many pest sprays on the market -- could lead to unintended consequences.
A gentle method for unlocking the mysteries of the deep brain
Serious diseases are directly linked to the subcortical areas of the brain. Existing treatments for regulating and measuring the activity of the subcortical areas...
Dark matter may be hitting the right note in small galaxies
Dark matter may scatter against each other only when they hit the right energy, says international team of researchers in new study.
Not all sleep is equal when it comes to cleaning the brain
New research shows how the depth of sleep can impact our brain's ability to efficiently wash away waste and toxic proteins. Because sleep often...
Reprogramming the wonder drug rapamycin allows creation of new small-molecule drugs
In the new study, the authors aimed to reprogram rapamycin by keeping the parts of rapamycin and tacrolimus that bind FKBP12 and changing the...
Oldest frog relative found in North America
Paleontologists have identified fossil fragments of what are thought to be the oldest known frogs in North America.
First semi-identical twins identified in pregnancy
Boy and girl twins in Brisbane, Australia, have been identified as only the second set of semi-identical, or sesquizygotic, twins in the world --...
Directed evolution builds nanoparticles
Directed evolution is a powerful technique for engineering proteins. Scientists now show that it can also be used to engineer synthetic nanoparticles as optical...
How listening to music ‘significantly impairs’ creativity
The popular view that music enhances creativity has been challenged by researchers who say it has the opposite effect. Psychologists investigated the impact of...
