Why do orally-administered drugs for diabetes work for some people but not others? According to researchers, bacteria that make up…
Shape-shifting cell breakthrough
A new computational model gives a clearer picture of the structure and mechanics of soft, shape-changing cells that could provide…
Internet therapy apps reduce depression symptoms
In a sweeping new study, psychologists have found that a series of self-guided, internet-based therapy platforms effectively reduce depression.
New discoveries predict ability to forecast dementia from single molecule
Scientists who recently identified the molecular start of Alzheimer’s disease have used that finding to determine that it should be…
How returning to a prior context briefly heightens memory recall
Returning to the context where a memory was formed temporarily brings back vivid details of the episode by increasing the…
Lethal combination: Drug cocktail turns off the juice to cancer cells
A widely used diabetes medication combined with an antihypertensive drug specifically inhibits tumor growth – this was discovered by researchers…
Parents, kids spend more time discussing how to use mobile technology than talking about content
Most parents would agree that one of the of the biggest modern parenting challenges is monitoring a child’s online activity.
Hong Kong’s waters benefit health and wellbeing
A ground-breaking study has revealed how spending time in and around Hong Kong’s ‘blue spaces’ (harbors, coastlines and beaches) is…
Discovery of new neural mechanism underlying anxiety points to possible treatments
According to some estimates, up to one in three people around the world may experience severe anxiety in their lifetime.…
How skin cells protect themselves against stress
Cell biologists have developed a new method for measuring how mechanical forces in cells are processed.