Social Media 'No More Harmful' to Teenagers' Mental Health Than TV, Research Finds

MEDICINE & HEALTH 05.05.2021 06:20 AM

Research conducted by Oxford claimed that social media is no more damaging than the effects of watching television among adolescents over the decades.

Odd Aspirin Effect May Provide Protection Against Air Pollution, Research Shows

05.04.2021 06:30 AM

Surprising new research recently showed that an odd aspirin effect may offer protection against pollution, specifically air pollution.

Shift Work Likely to Increase Risk of COVID-19 Infection

04.29.2021 05:25 AM

New research recently found populations with shift work or those working on irregular hours are substantially more possible to become infected by COVID-19 than those who follow more traditional schedules at work.

Photo-Taking Can Damage One's Memory, Research Shows

04.28.2021 01:15 AM

A new study shows that merely accomplishing two tasks at once like photo-taking and viewing could result in the impairment or damage of memory, especially pertaining to those photographed objects.

Women Who Take Vitamins Have Less COVID-19 Infections, Study Says

04.21.2021 00:36 AM

A study recently showed a tiny link between the use of supplements, specifying fewer COVID-19 infections in women who take certain types of vitamins.

Can CRISPR Switch Gene Controls Without Touching DNA? Here's What Experts Say

04.12.2021 22:53 PM

Researchers can now control gene expressions with high specificity while leaving the sequence of the DNA unchanged.

Choice Overload: Here’s What You Should Do When You Have Too Many Options

04.09.2021 08:41 AM

A study recently revealed that people tended to choose snacks they spent more time looking at, at times, even over snacks that they are said to have rated more highly.

Machine Learning Could Spot Gait Problems in Persons With Multiple Sclerosis [Research]

03.30.2021 00:01 AM

Researchers have integrated gait data and machine learning to advance the tools used to monitor and predict the progression of multiple sclerosis.

Preservatives in Popular Foods Including Rice Krispies Treats, Cheez-Its and Pop-Tarts May be Harmful to Consumers [Study]

03.27.2021 00:52 AM

Research suggests a preservative added in frequently-consumed foods like Rice Krispies Treats, Cheez-Its and Pop-Tarts could be hazardous for consumers.

Millennials, Generation X Have Poorer Physical Health Than Earlier Generations

03.19.2021 23:40 PM

Research finding revealed that recent generations are showing a worrying decline in health compared to the earlier generations when they were at the same age.

Russia, China Eyes Placing Humans on Lunar Space Station; Are They Really Up for Space Race?

03.15.2021 07:34 AM

Two global superpowers – Russia and China – are partnering to build an international scientific research station on the moon.

Humans, First Animals on Earth Show Surprising Similarities; Oldest Creatures Found Multicellular

03.08.2021 23:16 PM

A study reveals a surprising similarity between humans today and the first animals on earth, molecular-wise.

Are Face Masks Safe to Use During Intense Exercise? Here's What Experts Say

03.08.2021 00:49 AM

The Italian researchers found mask use is safe 'even during maximal exercise.' However, face mask use led to 'a slight reduction' in the volunteers' performance.

Pioneers in Research on Migraine Treatment Win Approximately $US1.5M, World’s Top Brain Prize

03.05.2021 04:40 AM

Denmark-based Lundbeck Foundation announced that a four-member team of scientists, namely Peter Goadsby, Lars Edvinsson, Jes Olesen, and Michael Moskowitz, had won the Brain prize amounting to approximately US$1.5 million.

Zoom Fatigue Is Real! Stanford Research Reveals Tips to Overcome Exhaustion

02.25.2021 23:57 PM

Zoom fatigue describes the exhaustion people feel from video conferencing. Stanford professor explains four things why we feel that way.

Researchers Created a Magic Carpet Through Light; Will This Hoverboard Make It To NASA?

02.15.2021 01:43 AM

Experts made a magic carpet based on light-induced flow technology. Such innovation could carry climate sensors high in the atmosphere soon.

People Go to Bed Later and Sleep Less Before a Full Moon, Study Shows

01.28.2021 00:23 AM

Researchers found out that sleep period fluctuates over the 29.5-day lunar phase. Recent research shows that on nights leading up to the full moon, people go to bed a bit later and sleep for shorter amounts of time.

Lab-Grown Plants: MIT Makes Better Alternatives to Forestry and Farming

01.21.2021 03:00 AM

Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are now working on lab-grown plants to ease the environmental toll of logging and agriculture.

Utah State University’s Space Dynamics Lab Awarded With a Major NASA Contract

01.11.2021 01:20 AM

The Utah State University (USU) Space Dynamics Laboratory has been awarded a NASA contract to investigate meteorological phenomena and the disturbances it creates on the Earth's atmosphere.

Materialist Neurologist: 'The Mind is Simply What the Brain is Doing’

12.02.2020 08:00 AM

A recent open-access study of learning and decision-making in mice shows that the mind is merely what the human brain does.

Dinosaurs Could Have Flourished Today Were It Not for Asteroids, Study Claims

11.19.2020 23:00 PM

The dinosaurs were not in decline at the time the fateful asteroid hit, a new study has found which said the ancient beasts could still dominate the planet today had the space rock missed.