For The Better

In individuals with a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer’s disease, the immune cells of the brain — the ‘microglia’ — start exerting a protective effect up to two decades before the first symptoms appear. A team draws this conclusion based on a stud…

Researchers propose using the variations in distance between the Earth and the Moon, which can be measured with a precision of less than a centimeter, as a new gravitational wave detector within a frequency range that current devices cannot detect. The…

A brief traffic jam, a stuck door, or many passengers getting on and off at a stop – even small delays in the timetables of trains and buses can lead to major problems. A new artificial intelligence (AI) could help designing schedules that are less sus…

New research suggests a possible association between mild COVID-19 cases and subsequently diagnosing type 2 diabetes.

New research has discovered that monkeys use play to avoid conflict and reduce group tension. The study found that adult howler monkeys spend more time playing with other adults, rather than juveniles. And rather than being associated with fun or educa…

SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing the COVID-19 infection, can be transmitted from mother to baby before, during and after childbirth — but such occurrences are rare, a new study reveals.

Young and middle-aged adults with high blood pressure whose systolic blood pressure (top-number) rose more than 6.5 mm Hg upon standing were more likely to later have a heart attack, stroke, heart-related chest pain or other major heart disease-related…

A genetic conflict between the sexes promotes intraspecific diversity in ruffs. Ruffs are characterized by three supergene variants that lead to different appearances and courtship behavior in males. Whether these variants affect females was previously…