Infections caused by fungi, such as Candida albicans, pose a significant global health risk due to their resistance to existing
Month: June 2023
Bird brains can flick switch to perceive Earth’s magnetic field
Earth’s magnetic field, generated by the flow of molten iron in the planet’s inner core, extends out into space and
Low-flavanol diet drives age-related memory loss, large study finds
A large-scale study led by researchers at Columbia and Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard is the first to establish that a
4,000-year-old plague DNA found — the oldest cases to date in Britain
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have identified three 4,000-year-old British cases of Yersinia pestis, the bacteria causing the plague
How does dopamine regulate both learning and motivation?
A new study from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience brings together two schools of thought on the function of the
Junk food may impair our deep sleep
In a new study, researchers at Uppsala University have investigated how junk food affects sleep. Healthy participants consumed an unhealthier
Swarming microrobots self-organize into diverse patterns
A research collaboration between Cornell and the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems has found an efficient way to expand
New type of drug candidate effectively accelerates wound healing in clinical study
Complicated, hard-to-heal wounds are a growing medical problem and there are currently only two drugs approved with proven efficacy. In
How caregiver speech shapes infant brain
A team led by a University of Texas at Dallas neurodevelopment researcher has uncovered some of the most conclusive evidence
Obesity increases risk of mental disorders throughout life
Being obese significantly increases the chances of also developing mental disorders. This applies to all age groups, with women at