Scientists and engineers have long been interested in synthesizing peptides — chains of amino acids responsible for conducting many functions
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Memory tests predict brain atrophy and Alzheimer’s disease
Mild cognitive impairment is a heterogeneous condition; it may may be reversible or permanent. but it is also associated with
Genetic changes associated with physical activity reported
Time spent sitting, sleeping and moving is determined in part by our genes, University of Oxford researchers have shown. In
Increasing seal population will not harm largest fish stocks in the Baltic
Seals feeding on fish does not decrease fish stocks of Baltic cod, herring and sprat the most – climate change,
Activating parts of the brain could help alleviate opioid-related social isolation
One of the many painful and challenging aspects of the US opioid crisis is that people abusing opioids often isolate
Why feeling empathy could lead former drug users to relapse
Empathy, the awareness of another’s feelings and emotions, is a key feature in normal social interactions. But new research from
Most people overestimate total number of US gun owners
Most people vastly overestimate the population of gun owners in the United States, and it potentially influences how groups approach
Ben-Gurion University researchers improve diabetes remission predictors in bariatric surgery
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have improved a standard bariatric surgery clinical scoring system (DiaRem) to extend the
Developing new materials for the fusion reactor
In the future fusion reactor, plasma is confined by using the magnetic field inside the doughnut-shaped vacuum vessel. The blanket
Two-dimensional materials skip the energy barrier by growing one row at a time
A new collaborative study led by a research team at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and University