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A Common Depression Drug May Protect Mental Health After Traumatic Injury

The days after a serious injury may offer doctors an opportunity to protect a patient’s mental health as well as repair physical damage. A small...

Could a Fingertip Sensor Track Your Mental Health?

Could a future wearable device notice signs of emotional strain by looking at circulation in your fingertip? New research suggests the idea may be possible,...

Could Chocolate Smell Make Your Workout Better?

Imagine walking into a gym and smelling chocolate instead of rubber mats and sweat. It sounds like an unusual workout strategy, but researchers have found...

Has the Autism Spectrum Become Too Broad?

Autism is now used to describe people with an extremely wide range of abilities and support needs. Some autistic people need lifelong help with communication,...

Scientists Use Ordinary Sunlight to Create Quantum Entanglement

Scientists have shown that sunlight can be used to create quantum entanglement, a surprising advance that could eventually help make quantum technologies more energy...

New 3D Printing Technique Creates Materials That Stretch or Shrink When Heated

Scientists have developed a new 3D printing technique that can create soft materials programmed to either stretch or shrink when heated. The advance could eventually...

Fruit And Honey Fueled the Early Evolution of The Human Brain

Intelligence is an energetically expensive luxury – as the rise of artificial intelligence has reminded us. The human brain is no exception. Comprising roughly 2%...

Your SIM Card Could Become a Hidden Door into Your Phone, Car or EV...

SIM cards are normally trusted parts of our phones and other connected devices. But new research shows that if a SIM card is malicious or...

Rare Mars Meteorite Fills a 2-Billion-Year Gap in the Red Planet’s History

A rare meteorite from Mars is giving scientists a new look at a mysterious period in the Red Planet’s history. Researchers at Boston College have...

Promising Bladder Cancer Treatment May Let More Patients Keep Their Bladder

Keeping the bladder has long been one of the biggest challenges for people whose high-risk bladder cancer returns after standard treatment. For many years, removing...

This Drug May Cut Heart Attack Risk in Type 2 Diabetes

People with type 2 diabetes are much more likely to develop heart disease than those without diabetes. High blood sugar can damage blood vessels over...

Why a Low-Fat Vegan Diet May Help People Lose Weight Without Eating Smaller Meals

Many weight-loss plans ask people to count calories, measure portions, or deliberately eat less. A new clinical study suggests there may be another approach: changing...

AI May Spot Hidden Signs of Depression and Suicide Risk in the Brain, Eyes...

Depression and suicidal thoughts are usually identified through conversations, questionnaires and a clinician’s judgment. These methods are essential, but researchers at the University of Southern...

She Had Blood Clots in Her Lungs. Now She Urges Women To Speak Up...

Tanya Chapman Griffin was coughing so often that she bought jumbo bags of extra-strong menthol cough drops to quell the nearly constant tickle in...

Hidden Heart Problem Found in 4 in 10 People With Common Heart Failure

A problem affecting the right side of the heart may be far more common in people with a major form of heart failure than...

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Scientists Solve a Major Challenge Holding Back Lithium–Oxygen Batteries

Imagine an electric car that could travel across the country without stopping to recharge, or a drone that could stay in the air for...

Scientists Use Sun-Heated Rocks to Roast Coffee Without Natural Gas

Imagine roasting coffee using sunlight collected days earlier. That is exactly what researchers at Sandia National Laboratories in the United States are working to achieve...

Venus May Still Be Alive with Active Volcanoes, Surprising Study Finds

For many years, scientists believed Venus was a dead world with little or no geological activity. Although it is Earth's closest planetary neighbor, Venus...

New System Turns Dirty Factory CO₂ Directly into Fuel Ingredient Without Costly Cleanup

An international team of researchers has developed a new way to convert carbon dioxide (CO₂) from factory exhaust directly into a valuable fuel ingredient...

Scientists Turn an Insulating Metal Oxide into a High-Performance Semiconductor

Semiconductors are at the heart of modern technology, powering everything from smartphones and computers to solar panels and electric vehicles. However, the range of materials...