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Medical Xpress / Artistic training reshapes the brain—study reveals enhanced sensitivity to light and warm colors
A University of Jyväskylä dissertation shows that a background in visual arts shapes how the brain processes color. Individuals with training in the visual arts displayed stronger neural responses to bright colors and more ...
Phys.org / How the spring thaw influences arsenic levels in lakes
From 1948 to 1953, a gold mine called Giant Mine released about 5 tons of arsenic trioxide per day into the environment around Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. Emissions declined from the 1950s until the mine closed ...
Phys.org / Study of 400 children in five societies finds culture shapes how kids cooperate
How do children learn to cooperate with others? A new cross-cultural study suggests that the answer depends less on universal rules and more on the social norms surrounding the child.
Phys.org / When blackouts occur during heat waves, Austin homes pose major risk
If the power goes out during a heat wave, there's nowhere more dangerous to be than where people spend most of their time—indoors. A new study led by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin is the first to assess ...
Medical Xpress / Q&A: Can laughter help your heart?
Heart disease, particularly a heart attack, can feel like it comes out of nowhere. However, the truth is that certain behaviors put us at risk—and changing those behaviors is largely within our control. Most heart disease ...
Medical Xpress / Study: Everyone unconsciously adapts their communication for children—including autistic adults
When you talk to a child as an adult, you unconsciously change the way you speak. It is often thought that such adjustments are more difficult for autistic people, but new research shows that this group is initially just ...
Medical Xpress / How food shortages reprogram the immune system's response to infection
When food is scarce, stress hormones direct the immune system to operate in "low power" mode to preserve immune function while conserving energy, according to researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine. This reconfiguration is ...
Medical Xpress / GLP-1 drugs may protect the heart beyond weight loss, trial results suggest
With the use of GLP-1 medications on the rise, cardiologists are seeing benefits to heart health, and it might not all be related to weight loss alone. GLP-1 medications, including semaglutide, are a class of drugs that act ...
Tech Xplore / Robot swarms turn music into moving light paintings
A system developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo lets people collaborate with groups of robots to create works of art inspired by music. The new technology features multiple wheeled robots about the size of ...
Phys.org / Impulse and inhibition: The complex ways bilingual brains balance reason with emotion
If you're bilingual, moral choices can often feel more urgent and emotionally charged in one language yet distant and rational in another. This raises an intriguing question: does language merely shape how we express our ...
Phys.org / Simple at-home tests strips can detect cat and dog viruses
Pet owners want quick answers when their beloved cat or dog is sick. And if these furry friends are experiencing digestive distress, lethargy and fever, it's important to rapidly rule out serious illnesses like feline panleukopenia ...
Phys.org / More banks mean higher costs for borrowers
When banks crowd a lending market, you can forget the traditional relationship of supply and demand, in which increased supply normally leads to lower prices. So finds new research from Cesare Fracassi, associate professor ...
