Biomedical engineers have demonstrated that while different wearable technologies, like smart watches and fitness trackers, can accurately measure heart rate…
Thyroid cancer, genetic variations, cell phones linked in new study
New research finds that radiation from cell phones is associated with higher rates of thyroid cancer among people with genetic…
Researchers stimulate areas vital to consciousness in monkeys’ brains — and it wakes them up
One of the central questions in neuroscience is clarifying where in the brain consciousness, which is the ability to experience…
If pregnant women use cosmetics containing parabens, this may have consequences
Parabens are used as preservatives in cosmetics. If pregnant women use cosmetics containing parabens that remain on the skin for…
X-ray microscopy at BESSY II: Nanoparticles can change cells
Nanoparticles easily enter into cells. New insights about how they are distributed and what they do there are shown for…
Right beneath the skin we all have the same bacteria
In the dermis skin layer, the same bacteria are found across age and gender. This has been shown in a…
Research reverses the reproductive clock in mice
Researchers have lifted fertility rates in older female mice with small doses of a metabolic compound that reverses the ageing…
Mental illness: Special form of RNA in brain
Circular RNA may play a role in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
How kirigami can help us study the muscular activity of athletes
Scientists devise an elastic and durable skin-contact patch for measuring the electromyographic activity of the palm muscle inspired by ancient…
Optimism linked to lower stroke severity, inflammation
Optimistic stroke survivors had lower inflammation levels, reduced stroke severity and less initial physical disability after three months compared to…