Online program helps prevent teen depression
A new study highlights the positive effect of a web-based depression prevention intervention, called CATCH-IT, among adolescents most at risk.
Mental health diagnoses among US children, youth continue to rise at alarming rate
The number of children and adolescents visiting the nation's emergency departments due to mental health concerns continued to rise at an alarming rate from...
One step closer to complex quantum teleportation
For future technologies such as quantum computers and quantum encryption, the experimental mastery of complex quantum systems is inevitable. Scientists have now succeeded in...
Physicists explain how large spherical viruses form
A team of physicists and a virologist explains how large virus shells are formed. Their work can also be used also to explain how...
Trapping atoms, not space ships, with tractor beams
Researchers have delved into the realm of Star Wars and created a powerful tractor beam -- or light-driven energy trap -- for atoms.
How the world’s fastest muscle created four unique bird species
When the male bearded manakin snaps its wings at lightning speed, it's more than part of an elaborate, acrobatic mating ritual. The tiny muscle...
Pedestrian fatalities increase on Halloween, particularly among children
Children are more likely to be fatally struck by a vehicle on Halloween than on other nights of the year, according to new research.
Owls help scientists unlock secret of how the brain pays attention
Studying barn owls, scientists believe they've taken an important step toward solving the longstanding mystery of how the brain chooses what most deserves attention.
Young men more likely to die in summer, older people in winter despite local...
Young men living in the US are overall more likely to die in the summer months, according to a new study.
New brain region that suppresses fear identified
A new study has identified a new area in the brain involved in inhibiting fear, a discovery that holds potential for clinical interventions in...