Clinical research on psychedelics gets a boost from new study
As psychedelics gain traction as potential treatments for mental health disorders, an international study stands to improve the rigor and reliability ...
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Baboons walk in line for friendship, not survival, new study finds
Researchers have discovered that baboons walk in lines, not for safety or strategy, but simply to stay close to their friends....
Black holes could act as natural supercolliders -- and help uncover dark matter
Supermassive black holes might naturally replicate the colossal energies of man-made particle colliders possibly even revealing dark matter offering a...
Large-scale immunity profiling grants insights into flu virus evolution
A new study shows how person-to-person variation in antibody immunity plays a key role in shaping which influenza (flu) strains dominate in a populati...
Particles energized by magnetic reconnection in the nascent solar wind
Scientists have identified a new source of energetic particles near the Sun. These definitive observations were made by instruments aboard NASA's...
Early driver of prostate cancer aggressiveness
Researchers have identified a gene that plays a key role in prostate cancer cells that have transitioned to a more aggressive, treatment-resistant for...
Record high: Study finds growing cannabis use among older adults
Marijuana use among older adults in the US has reached a new high, with 7 percent of adults aged 65 and over who report using it in the past month, ac...
Researchers develop recyclable, healable electronics
Electronics often get thrown away after use because recycling them requires extensive work for little payoff. Researchers have now found a way to chan...
Preventing chronic inflammation from turning into cancer
Chronic inflammatory bowel disease is challenging to treat and carries a risk of complications, including the development of bowel cancer. Young peopl...
Geological time capsule highlights Great Barrier Reef's resilience
New research adds to our understanding of how rapidly rising sea levels due to climate change foreshadow the end of the Great Barrier Reef as we know ...
Ultra-thin lenses that make infrared light visible
Physicists have developed a lens with 'magic' properties. Ultra-thin, it can transform infrared light into visible light by halving the wave...
Combination therapy can prolong life in severe heart disease
Aortic valve narrowing (aortic stenosis) with concomitant cardiac amyloidosis is a severe heart disease of old age that is associated with a high risk...
The sweet spot: sugar-based sensors to revolutionize snake venom detection
Researchers have published the first example of a synthetic sugar detection test for snake venom, offering a new route to rapid diagnosis and better a...
Still on the right track? Researchers enable reliable monitoring of the Paris climate goals
Global warming is continuously advancing. How quickly this will happen can now be predicted more accurately than ever before, thanks to a method devel...
Coastal flooding more frequent than previously thought
Flooding in coastal communities is happening far more often than previously thought, according to a new study. The study also found major flaws with t...
Webb reveals the origin of the ultra-hot exoplanet WASP-121b
Tracing the origin of an ultra-hot exoplanet: The chemical composition of WASP-121b suggests that it formed in a cool zone of its natal disc, comparab...
Brain training game offers new hope for drug-free pain management
A trial of an interactive game that trains people to alter their brain waves has shown promise as a treatment for nerve pain -- offering hope for a ne...
Nitrogen loss on sandy shores: The big impact of tiny anoxic pockets
Some microbes living on sand grains use up all the oxygen around them. Their neighbors, left without oxygen, make the best of it: They use nitrate in ...
Attachment theory: A new lens for understanding human-AI relationships
Human-AI interactions are well understood in terms of trust and companionship. However, the role of attachment and experiences in such relationships i...
Self-powered artificial synapse mimics human color vision
Despite advances in machine vision, processing visual data requires substantial computing resources and energy, limiting deployment in edge devices. N...