Science & Technology

Researchers have developed new antimicrobial technology for air filters which can in seconds kill bacteria, fungi and viruses including SARS-CoV-2 — providing a potential solution to prevent the spread of airborne infections.

A new study reveals that two indigenous groups in the Bolivian Amazon have among the lowest rates of dementia in the world. An international team of researchers found among older Tsimane and Moseten people, only about 1% suffer from dementia. In contra…

Researchers believe that tannic acid plays a role in inhibiting three important molecular pathways involved in the SARS-CoV-2 infection.

In the wake of the Great Depression, the federally sponsored Home Owners’ Loan Corporation drew maps of neighborhoods in U.S. cities that characterized their desirability for mortgage lending. Many neighborhoods with Black and immigrant communities rec…

Amyloid beta, a protein known to build-up in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients, also helps skin cancer cells thrive when they spread to the brain, a new study finds.

Antarctic fish have adapted over millennia to survive in the freezing temperatures of the Southern Ocean. However, in doing so, they have lost their ability to grow at rates seen in their warmer water cousins, even when they are now held at the same wa…

A new study suggests that consistently maintaining face mask use until, and even two to 10 weeks beyond, reaching various vaccination coverage thresholds could not only prevent a substantial number of cases, hospitalizations, and deaths but also end up…

If you’re an ‘equal-opportunity jerk,’ does that mean you can’t also be sexist? New research shows that many people think so — and consider men to be gender blind when they’re rude, condescending, and berating to women and men equally.

We all know we should exercise and eat healthy foods. But doing that isn’t just good for maintaining your figure as you age. New research shows that physical activity could help protect your cognitive abilities as you age. And it doesn’t have to be int…

A team of student researchers has discovered human microRNA genes not shared with any other primate species and which may have played an important role in the unique evolution of the human species. The students found at least three families of microRNA…