The Fear of Losing Control and its Role in Anxiety Disorders
The fear of losing control over thoughts and actions can impact OCD behaviors and other anxiety disorders, researchers report.
Did you lock the front door?...
Cellular Self Digestion Process Triggers Autoimmune Disease
Autophagy refers to a fundamental recycling process of cells that occurs in yeast, fungi, plants, as well as animals and humans.
This process allows...
Healthy eating linked to kids happiness
Healthy eating is associated with better self-esteem and fewer emotional and peer problems, such as having fewer friends or being picked on or bullied,...
Protein structure could unlock new treatments for cystic fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis is a severe hereditary disease of the lung, for which there is currently no cure.
The underlying cause of the disease is a...
Robot investigators : AI will be used to examine documents in criminal cases
Robot investigators could be widely used in future to examine documents in complex cases, the head of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has suggested.
David...
New Jersey Imam Prays for Death of Jews
A New Jersey imam was caught on tape delivering a fiery sermon exhorting Allah to kill the Jews.
Imam Aymen Elkasaby delivered the sermon at...
Russia ready to consider easing arms embargo for Libya
Russia is ready to consider easing an arms embargo for Libya, the Interfax news agency cited Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov as saying...
Encouraging risk-taking in children may reduce the prevalence of childhood anxiety
A new international study suggests that parents who employ challenging parent behavioural (CPB) methods – active physical and verbal behaviours that encourage children to...
Marijuana May Help HIV Patients Keep Mental Stamina Longer
A chemical found in marijuana, known as tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, has been found to potentially slow the process in which mental decline can occur...
3-D printed microfibers could provide structure for artificially grown body parts
Much as a frame provides structural support for a house and the chassis provides strength and shape for a car, a team of Penn...
GigaDalton DNA nanotech : DNA bricks enable self-assembly of 3D nanostructures from 10000 unique...
DNA, present in almost every cell, is increasingly being used as a building material to construct tiny, but sophisticated structures such as autonomous ‘DNA...
Visualizing single molecules in whole cells with a new spin
A new imaging method could put super-resolution microscopy within reach of most biologists
(BOSTON) — Cell biologists traditionally use fluorescent dyes to label and visualize...
Password Stealing Apps With Over A Million Downloads Found On Google Play Store
Even after so many efforts by Google like launching bug bounty program and preventing apps from using Android accessibility services, malicious applications somehow manage to get into...
Estrogen discovery could shed new light on fertility problems
Estrogen produced in the brain is necessary for ovulation in monkeys, according to researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who have upended the traditional...
Major Cause of Dementia Discovered
An international team of scientists have confirmed the discovery of a major cause of dementia, with important implications for possible treatment and diagnosis.
Professor Garth...
