What happens when a strong advocate for one side of a controversial issue in science publicly announces that he or she now believes the opposite?
Jan 28, 2019
The marketing of direct-to-consumer “neurotechnologies” can be enticing: apps that diagnose a mental state, and brain devices that improve cognition or “read” one’s emotional state.
Jan 23, 2019
Idling in a long highway line of slowed or stopped traffic on a busy highway can be more than an inconvenience for drivers and highway safety officers.
Jan 23, 2019
When people consider sentencing an offender for a crime, they support heavier punishments when information about the cost of incarceration is unavailable, Georgia State University researchers have found.
Jan 23, 2019
Research published today (Jan. 22) in the journal Brain reveals a new approach to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) that may eventually make it possible to reverse memory loss, a hallmark of the disease in its late stages.
Jan 23, 2019
"Incentivising people to walk more is key to improving levels of sustained physical activity.
Jan 22, 2019
New research has found that a novel Artificial Intelligence (AI) system can dramatically reduce the time needed to ensure that abnormal chest X-rays with…
Jan 22, 2019
Researchers at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience have developed a new combination of technologies that allows them to identify the functional…
Jan 18, 2019
In discovering a mutant gene that "turns on" another gene responsible for the red pigments sometimes seen in corn, researchers solved an almost six-decades-old mystery with a finding that may have implications for plant breeding in the future.
Jan 18, 2019
Researcher Winslow Hansen checks on one of his study plots at Yellowstone National Park.
Jan 18, 2019
A new Northwestern Medicine study was able to successfully predict if a new mother would experience worsening depressive symptoms over the first year after giving birth by identifying four maternal characteristics that put her at risk.
Jan 17, 2019
Food additives known as dietary emulsifiers, commonly found in processed foods to improve texture and extend shelf life, may adversely affect anxiety-related and social behaviors in mice, Georgia State researchers have found.
Jan 17, 2019
The western world’s most common genetic disorder is a “stealth condition” that causes far higher levels of serious disease and disability than previously thought, despite being easy to detect and treat.
Jan 17, 2019
White conservatives who not only have racial animus but are also knowledgeable about politics were the most likely group to believe that former President…
Jan 16, 2019
