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Phys.org / A partner's death can hit harder when finances are unstable
Grief over the sudden death of a partner leads 1 in 6 surviving partners to experience such severe psychological distress that they begin taking sedatives or antidepressants. If the death also results in a noticeable loss ...
Phys.org / A pioneering study on the feasibility of asteroid mining
Much remains to be known about the chemical composition of small asteroids. Their potential to harbor valuable metals, materials from the early solar system, and the possibility of obtaining a geochemical record of their ...
Phys.org / Earliest botanical art hints at prehistoric mathematical thinking
A new study published in the Journal of World Prehistory reveals that some of humanity's earliest artistic representations of botanical figures were far more than decorative; they were mathematical.
Medical Xpress / Brain stimulation during sleep boosts weak memories in mice
Manipulating mouse brains during sleep improved their ability to remember new experiences that would normally be forgotten—a finding with important implications for treating Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia ...
Medical Xpress / Key chemical in dark chocolate may slow down aging
A chemical found in dark chocolate could slow the rate of biological aging. Research from King's College London has found that the chemical theobromine, a common plant compound that comes from cocoa, could have anti-aging ...
Medical Xpress / Farm-living families develop earlier immune maturation against food allergies, study finds
Children who grow up in farming communities have long been known to develop far fewer allergies than their urban peers. A new study from the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC), offers one possible reason why: their ...
Medical Xpress / Stress hormones can alter brain networks and strengthen emotional memories
Stress influences what we learn and remember. The hormone cortisol, which is released during stressful situations, can make emotional memories in particular stronger. But how exactly does cortisol help the brain build emotional ...
Tech Xplore / Humanoid robots take center stage at Silicon Valley summit, but skepticism remains
Robots have long been seen as a bad bet for Silicon Valley investors—too complicated, capital-intensive and "boring, honestly," says venture capitalist Modar Alaoui.
Medical Xpress / AI tool can detect missed Alzheimer's diagnoses while reducing disparities
Researchers at UCLA have developed an artificial intelligence tool that can use electronic health records to identify patients with undiagnosed Alzheimer's disease, addressing a critical gap in Alzheimer's care: significant ...
Phys.org / DNA origami lattices on silicon open new possibilities for large-scale nanofabrication
A dissertation study at the University of Jyväskylä (Finland) developed two-dimensional fishnet-like structures from DNA origami for silicon surfaces and investigated how different conditions affect their formation. The ...
Medical Xpress / New vulnerability of asthma immune cells discovered
Why do certain immune cells remain permanently active in allergic asthma—even in an environment that should actually damage them? A team from the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and the University of Bonn has discovered ...
Phys.org / New iron telluride thin film achieves superconductivity for quantum computer chips
If quantum computing is going to become an every-day reality, we need better superconducting thin films, the hardware that enables storage and processing of quantum information. Too often, these thin films have impurities ...
