Science & Technology

A study yields clues to why certain parts of the brain are particularly vulnerable to Alzheimer’s damage. It comes down to the gene APOE, the greatest genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease. The parts of the brain where APOE is most active are the…

Researchers have designed a robotic system that enables a low-cost and relatively small legged robot to climb and descend stairs nearly its height; traverse rocky, slippery, uneven, steep and varied terrain; walk across gaps; scale rocks and curbs; and…

Researchers built a prototype social media platform to study the effects of giving users more agency to assess content for accuracy and control the posts they see based on accuracy assessments from others. Users were able to make accurate assessments, …

A new study of 13,000 people from seven countries find that when people take a moment to reflect on the consequences of their actions, they err on the side of reducing others’ health risks.

A new study suggests that ships may be spreading a deadly coral disease across Florida and the Caribbean. The findings could help establish testing and treatment methods to mitigate the risk of further disease spread.

There is a high rate of adverse physical effects and challenging psychological effects from using the plant-based psychoactive ayahuasca, though they are generally not severe, according to a new study.

Less than half of mums meet the recommended levels of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity — and mothers of younger children manage to do the least, researchers have found.

A new study confirms that the planet harbors a ‘stabilizing feedback’ mechanism that acts over hundreds of thousands of years to keep global temperatures within a steady, habitable range.

Researchers are developing skin-like electronics paired with artificial intelligence for health monitoring and diagnosis.

The nearshore rocky reefs of the Santa Barbara Channel are dynamic places, with populations of fish, mollusks, algae and other assorted sea life shifting in response to currents, storms and a variety of other conditions. They wax and wane, typically re…

Researchers have developed a static prevention technology using a triboelectric nanogenerator. The findings of this study facilitate improved and more efficient static prevention with commercialization potential by expanding the application range of tr…

A research team has verified that gossypetin activates immune cells in the brain that clear A beta, which triggers Alzheimer’s disease.

An international team of research scientists has documented the central role of vegetation for Arctic warming. The new results allow us to make more precise climate predictions, with the researchers pointing out that current models remain flawed.

New research presents a versatile method for the synthesis of primary, secondary, and tertiary amines containing two stereogenic centers.

Female putty-nosed monkeys deliberately use alarm calls to recruit males to defend the group. This is the conclusion reached by evolutionary biologists after conducting observations in the Republic of the Congo. The females kept up their chirping calls…

High-intensity isometric training is considered to be important in achieving greater strength gain. Recent study has shown that training volume is more important for strength gain than training intensity. Against this backdrop, researchers explore the …

A diet containing lots of salt can contribute to increased levels of stress, a new study shows. Scientists found in studies of mice that a high-salt diet increased the levels of a stress hormone by 75 per cent.

A research team has identified a molecular target that could open up new therapeutic options to treat aging-associated diseases like Parkinson’s.

The workplace can encourage a more wholesome lifestyle in employees regarding the consumption of healthy foods like fruit and vegetables, but it does not prompt them to exercise more, according to a new study.

Researchers have successfully identified differences in gene activity in the brains of people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The study found that individuals diagnosed with ADHD had differences in genes that code for known chemic…