For The Better

Machine learning has helped scientists understand how the brain gives rise to complex human characteristics, uncovering patterns of brain activity that are related to behaviors like working memory, traits like impulsivity, and disorders like depression…

Chemotherapy sucks. The treatments generally have awful side effects, and it’s no secret that the drugs involved are often toxic to the patient as well as their cancer. The idea is that, since cancers grow so quickly, chemotherapy will kill off the dis…

Fossils of a giant killer mosasaur have been discovered, along with the fossilized remains of its prey.

College students who are marginally placed into ‘high-ability’ classes have lower grades and graduation rates, according to new research.

Scientists have long debated the origins of teeth. Did they evolve from body scales that migrated into the mouths of ancient vertebrates and became adapted for eating — an idea known as the ‘outside-in’ hypothesis? Or did they evolve independent of sc…

A new, international study suggests that dog owners who spend more time exercising themselves tend to exercise their dogs more, and more active owners are also more likely to perceive their dog’s body weight as being ideal.

Briefly exposing social media users to the tricks behind misinformation boosts awareness of harmful online falsehoods — even amid intense ‘noise’ of the world’s second-most visited website. Google is set to deploy an anti-disinformation campaign based…

A new study asked whether associations between physical activity and sedentary time with death varied based on different levels of genetic predisposition for longevity.

Using a suspended nanowire, a research team has created a tiny sensor that can simultaneously measure electrical and mechanical cellular responses in cardiac tissue, work promising for cardiac disease studies, drug testing and regenerative medicine.

In a survey study of more than 3,000 adults, researchers compared psychedelic experiences with near-death experiences that were not drug related and found notable similarities in people’s attitudes toward death.

Researchers have developed and validated a deep learning algorithm that can identify and outline (‘segment’) a non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) tumor on a computed tomography (CT) scan within seconds. The research also demonstrates that radiation onc…

Scientists conducted a survey of 530 graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty and staff at U.S. academic institutions to examine their motivations and barriers to participation in science outreach. The study found scientists and academic instit…

Every Dane who died from COVID-19 in 2020 lost an average of 13 healthy years of life, according to new figures that show the burden of the disease.

Researchers have identified biological markers in triple negative breast cancer that are associated with resistance to chemotherapy treatment.

Two doses of psilocybin, a compound found in psychedelic mushrooms, reduces heavy drinking by 83 percent on average among heavy drinkers when combined with psychotherapy, a new study shows.

Research in mice illuminates the molecular mechanisms that underlie spatial mapping in the brain. Scientists found that a gene called Fos plays a key role in helping the brain use specialized navigation cells to form and maintain spatial maps.

T cells used in immunotherapy treatments can get exhausted by the task of fighting cancer cells or get shutdown as they enter tumors. Using a CRISPR-based edit on these cells’ genomes, researchers have rendered the therapeutic cells more resilient. The…