A new algorithm takes cues from panoramic photography to merge massive, diverse cell datasets into a single source that can…
A brain region for Pokémon characters?
Adults who played Pokémon videogames extensively as children have a brain region that responds preferentially to images of Pikachu and…
Transplanting gut bacteria alters depression-related behavior, brain inflammation in animals
Scientists have shown that transplanting gut bacteria, from an animal that is vulnerable to social stress to a non-stressed animal,…
Public dread of nuclear power limits its use
Nuclear power has been a part of the American energy portfolio since the 1950s, but for a number of reasons,…
New molecule maps cerebrovascular system
A peptide is capable of binding to the blood-brain barrier that protects the central nervous system and could help create…
External reference drug pricing could save medicare tens of billions
A new study found that prices for brand-name prescription drugs averaged 3.2 to 4.1 times higher in the US when…
Ayahuasca fixings found in 1,000-year-old bundle in the Andes
Today’s hipster creatives and entrepreneurs are hardly the first generation to partake of ayahuasca, according to archaeologists who have discovered…
Social media has limited effects on teenage life satisfaction
A study of 12,000 British teenagers has shown that links between social media use and life satisfaction are bidirectional and…
Vaccine design can dramatically improve cancer immunotherapies
After comparing a series of compositionally identical yet structurally different vaccines by testing them on multiple animal models, researchers found…
Origin of Sino-Tibetan language family revealed by new research
The Sino-Tibetan language family consists of more than 400 languages spoken by around 1.4 billion speakers worldwide, including major world…