Positive psychological well-being can improve overall heart health
Maintaining positive thoughts and feelings through intervention programs can help patients achieve better overall outcomes when it comes to their cardiovascular health, according to...
Warming: Peatlands will store more carbon initially, but that will change
Peatlands are extremely effective at storing carbon, but an international study has found climate change could stop that. The group investigated how peatlands -...
Immune cells destroy healthy brain connections, diminish cognitive function in obese mice
Obesity leads to cognitive impairment by activating microglial cells, which consume otherwise functional synapses in the hippocampus, according to a study of male mice....
Just seven photons can act like billions
A system made of just a handful of particles acts just like larger systems, allowing scientists to study quantum behavior more easily.
Study links BAP1 protein to tumor suppression in kidney, eye, bile duct and mesothelioma...
Researchers have shown how BRCA-associated protein 1 (BAP1) serves as a tumor suppressor gene in kidney, eye, bile duct, mesothelioma and other cancers by...
First interactive model of human cell division
Mitosis -- how one cell divides and becomes two -- is one of the fundamental processes of life. Researchers have now produced an interactive...
Novel nano material for quantum electronics
An international team has synthesized a novel nano material with electrical and magnetic properties making it suitable for future quantum computers and other applications...
Three new species of fish discovered in the extreme depths of the Pacific Ocean
An exploration to one of the deepest places on earth has captured rare footage of what is believed to be three new species of...
Decoupling stress and corrosion to predict metal failure
The research challenges the traditional viewpoint that the simultaneous presence of stress and a corrosive environment is a requirement for SCC and demonstrates that...
Can you evolve while being robust?
Biophysical constraints on evolvability and robustness have been uncovered.
