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People might solve a problem better if they sleep on it
New Northwestern University research shows people actually might solve a problem better if they "sleep on it."
In fact, the researchers were able to...
Humans have the ability to regrow cartilage
Humans have the ability to regrow cartilage, a new study has found.
In a way similar to how salamanders and other creatures can regrow lost...
Creatine serves as a molecular battery for immune cells by storing and distributing energy...
Creatine, the organic acid that is popularly taken as a supplement by athletes and bodybuilders, serves as a molecular battery for immune cells by...
Researchers developed ultrasensitive nanoscale optical probes to monitor the bioelectric activity of neurons and...
Researchers at UC Santa Cruz have developed ultrasensitive nanoscale optical probes to monitor the bioelectric activity of neurons and other excitable cells.
This novel...
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus – diabetes contributes to mortality
Since the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) first emerged in Saudi Arabia in 2012, there have been more than 2,400 confirmed cases of...
First bilateral implant plus brain-machine interface technology allow the controls of two prosthetic arms
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) and School of Medicine (SOM) have, for the first time, demonstrated simultaneous control of...
Fake news has created a skeptical and misinformed public
One study says coffee is good for you, while another study says that it’s not. They’re both right, within context.
This dichotomy together with...
New algorithm to look at online anonymous marketplaces
As you read this, cocaine, bounties, and other illicit products and services are being bought and sold on dozens of online anonymous marketplaces.
These...
Control blood sugar levels changing the timing of when you eat and exercise
According to a new study, published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, health scientists at the Universities of Bath and Birmingham found...
Ketogenic diet can be used to treat polycystic kidney disease
Hereditary and relatively common, polycystic kidney disease (PKD) has long been thought to be progressive and irreversible, condemning its sufferers to a long, slow...
Exposure to BPAF increased lipid accumulation
A compound used to reduce public exposure to possible toxic effects of the chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) may cause impairment to fat cells, which...
The World Bank’s Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility (PEF) appears to be serving private...
The World Bank's Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility (PEF) – set up to ensure swift funding to countries and agencies responding to pandemic outbreaks of...
Researchers have developed a new cheap method that can identify highly heterogeneous tumors that...
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have developed a new, cheap method that can identify highly heterogeneous tumors that tend to be very aggressive,...
Autism spectrum disorders affect one in 59 American children by age eight
Autism spectrum disorders affect one in 59 American children by age eight. With no known quantitative biological features, autism diagnoses are currently based on...
Unhealthy passion for gaming amongst adolescents requires clinical intervention by medical professionals
Research by Oxford University, carried out in partnership with Cardiff University, and published today in Clinical Psychological Science, has found little evidence to suggest an...
