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Northeast United States: researchers – by the end of the century there will be...
Long-term assessment of likely regional and local climate impacts is critical to enabling municipalities, businesses, and regional economies to prepare for potentially damaging and...
Tens of thousands of years ago, a giant ice sheet in Antarctic melted, raising...
It's happened before, and it could happen again.
Tens of thousands of years ago, a giant ice sheet in Antarctic melted, raising sea levels by...
The Movement #MeToo sparked surge in awareness about sexual harassment
One year ago today (Oct. 5), a story in the New York Times sparked a global conversation about sexual harassment in the workplace. But in the year...
Researchers explore consciousness and argue our conscious processes may be formed by efficient non-conscious...
As the very word used to describe it has been “worn smooth by a million tongues”, consciousness is a fertile topic for confusion.
We...
Researchers argue consciousness may be caused by the way the brain generates energetic feedback...
Explaining consciousness is one of the hardest problems in science and philosophy.
Recent neuroscientific discoveries suggest that a solution could be within reach –...
Birthday and Christmas cards featuring alcohol or harmful drinking reinforce a social attitude...
Birthday and Christmas cards featuring alcohol or harmful drinking "reflect and reinforce a social attitude that excess alcohol consumption is acceptable and associated with...
More than half of Americans with hepatitis C are living in just nine U.S....
More than half of Americans with hepatitis C are living in just nine U.S. states—five of those in a region hit hard by the...
Schizophrenia : body maps show experience emotion
Colorful figures of the human body are helping Vanderbilt University researchers understand how people experience emotion through their bodies and how this process is...
Statins reduce beneficial brown adipose tissue
ETH Zurich scientists have shown that statins, one of the most commonly prescribed classes of pharmaceuticals, reduce beneficial brown adipose tissue.
But this is...
Negative mood – such as sadness and anger – is associated with higher levels...
Negative mood—such as sadness and anger—is associated with higher levels of inflammation and may be a signal of poor health, according to researchers at...
A group of genes that has been largely ignored by scientists could play critical...
A group of genes that has been largely ignored by scientists could play critical roles in atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), inflammation, and likely...
A live vaccine genetically engineered from a common measles vaccine promises to be effective...
A live vaccine genetically engineered from a common measles vaccine promises to be effective against the chikungunya virus. Such is the central finding of...
Scientists have identified a growth factor found in the kidneys that could minimise the...
Scientists have identified a growth factor found in the kidneys that could minimise the diabetes-inducing effects of blood vessel damage.
The findings come in the...
Researchers have discovered a promising new version of high-energy magnesium batteries
Researchers from the University of Houston and the Toyota Research Institute of America have discovered a promising new version of high-energy magnesium batteries, with...
Two drugs commonly prescribed to treat Type 2 diabetes carry a high risk of...
Two drugs commonly prescribed to treat Type 2 diabetes carry a high risk of cardiovascular events such as heart attack, stroke, heart failure or...
