Science & Technology

Science can play a key role in whether a bill will ultimately reach its intended outcome, according to a new study. Researchers found that the inclusion of scientific research language within bills, specifically language referring to the type of study …

Two new studies support development of a broadly applicable treatment for neurodegenerative diseases that targets a molecule that serves as the central executioner in the death of axons, the wiring of the nervous system. Blocking this molecular executi…

Researchers have taken a key step toward improving and lengthening the lives of cystic fibrosis patients, who experience chronically clogged airways and a dramatically shortened life expectancy.

New research has shown that people who experience bullying in the workplace are more likely to engage in conspiracy theorizing.

Higher exposure to a certain type of traffic-related air pollution called particulate matter may be linked to an increased risk of dementia, according to a meta-analysis. Researchers specifically looked at fine particulate matter, PM2.5, which consists…

In a study using specialized imaging techniques, researchers report distinctive changes in the ‘white matter’ and other brain tissue physiology of those with post-treatment Lyme disease, a condition affecting 10% to 20% of the nearly half a million Ame…

Researchers are planning to use magnetic bacteria to fight cancerous tumors. They have now found a way for these microorganisms to effectively cross blood vessel walls and subsequently colonize a tumor.

State policies in eight different policy domains, including gun safety, labor and tobacco, are associated with U.S. working-age mortality, according to a new study. Researchers note that more conservative state policies were generally associated with h…

A new low-cost sensor designed to resemble a sea turtle egg enables scientists to monitor nests remotely and predict when hatchlings will emerge almost to the day — providing valuable information for conservation efforts and turtle nest management.

Belief that the COVID-19 pandemic was a hoax — that its severity was exaggerated or that the virus was deliberately released for sinister reasons — functions as a ‘gateway’ to believing in conspiracy theories generally, new research has found.

A recent imaging study has identified early risk factors that could foretell whether an individual might develop depression in adolescence and early adulthood, finding that people who are more inhibited in early childhood and who also don’t respond typ…

A recent imaging study has identified early risk factors that could foretell whether an individual might develop depression in adolescence and early adulthood, finding that people who are more inhibited in early childhood and who also don’t respond typ…

Scientists have successfully fabricated corrugated all-metal 3D-printed horns for the ALMA Band 1 receivers (Radio Frequency: 35-50 GHz).

Scientists have successfully fabricated corrugated all-metal 3D-printed horns for the ALMA Band 1 receivers (Radio Frequency: 35-50 GHz).

A recent study analyzed mRNA COVID vaccine effectiveness for immunocompromised adults during Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 predominance. The large, geographically diverse study confirms that overall protection provided by vaccination — even with one or later …

Actin filaments are protein fibers that make up the internal skeleton of the cell. As active elements of our cells, actin filaments support the cell’s fusion, movement and are involved in many other cellular processes. Importantly, they are also a majo…

The oddly satisfying small domes that you press on your soda’s to-go cup lid may one day save a winged drone from a nosedive.

Researchers determined that the BA.2 subvariant is less severe than the previous Delta variant and less severe to an even greater extent than the original Omicron variant.

Researchers have made a significant advance in the way they produce exotic open-framework superlattices made of hollow metal nanoparticles. The new method for preparing open-framework colloidal crystals leads to synthesis of 12 novel nanoparticle super…

Researchers have identified a new signaling process involving G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), a cellular target already exploited by hundreds of diverse drugs. The discovery opens the possibility of new therapies, including for multiple forms of c…