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Medical Xpress / A new tool could tell us how consciousness works
Consciousness is famously a "hard problem" of science: We don't precisely know how the physical matter in our brains translates into thoughts, sensations, and feelings. But an emerging research tool called transcranial focused ...
Phys.org / The secrets of the invasive short-spined thrips
Lush homeowner gardens and thriving farms and nurseries across the globe are fighting a tiny invader considered one of the world's most damaging pests.
Medical Xpress / Treasure trove of data on aging now publicly accessible
One of the most important gerontological data sets has been opened to the research community. The data of the Berlin Aging Study (BASE) are accessible via the Research Data Center of the Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID). ...
Phys.org / Feeling stressed? Help yourself by stepping into the shade of trees
Have you ever considered a walk in a tree-shaded park to relieve stress? If you have, you're hardly alone, according to new University of Florida research published in the journal Trees, Forests and People.
Medical Xpress / How brain waves shape our sense of self
A new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in Nature Communications, reveals how rhythmic brain waves known as alpha oscillations help us distinguish between our own body and the external world. The findings offer ...
Tech Xplore / Supersonic tests defy a 70-year-old rule of metal strength
When engineers want to make a metal stronger, one of the most reliable strategies is to use smaller grains—the microscopic crystal regions within the material. But when deformed at extreme speeds, this rule flips and metals ...
Phys.org / Vaccinia virus breaks textbook rules by ditching its cap
A research team led by Václav Vopálenský and Martin Pospíšek from the Faculty of Science, Charles University, has discovered a surprising way in which the vaccinia virus handles its genetic messages.
Phys.org / What Christian Reconstructionism is, and why it matters in US politics
Christian Reconstructionism is a theological and political movement within conservative Protestantism arguing that society should be governed by biblical principles, including the application of biblical law to both personal ...
Medical Xpress / A simple blood test can predict Crohn's disease years before symptoms appear
Sinai Health researchers have shown a blood test that can predict Crohn's disease years before symptoms appear, opening the doors to early diagnosis and potentially prevention.
Medical Xpress / Intraoperative tumor histology may enable more-effective cancer surgeries
The first line of treatment for cancer is, whenever possible, to remove the cancerous tissue from the body. Though often remarkably effective, removing only the cancerous tissue is a challenge for doctors and surgeons. With ...
Medical Xpress / New vulnerability identified in aggressive breast cancer
Researchers at University of California San Diego have identified a previously unrecognized treatment target for triple‑negative breast cancer (TNBC), the most aggressive subtype of breast cancer. Their new study reveals ...
Phys.org / Mangrove loss is making the Niger Delta more vulnerable: We built a model that can track how the forests are doing
Rivers State on Nigeria's coastline has some of Africa's largest mangrove ecosystems. The Niger Delta itself contains the third-largest mangrove forest in the world. These trees support fisheries, biodiversity and the livelihoods ...
