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

Medicine & Technology Dec 02, 2020

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

Nov 19, 2020

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.

Mouthwash Can Eliminate COVID-19 in 30 Seconds in the Lab

Nov 18, 2020

Laboratory tests recently found that mouthwash can eliminate coronavirus within 30 seconds of exposure to it.

Antidepressant Drug Fluvoxamine May Prevent Serious Illness in COVID-19 Patients

Nov 16, 2020

Fluvoxamine seems to prevent some of the most serious complications of the illness from Covid-19.

Study Finds Americans Don’t Eat Adequate Fish

Nov 14, 2020

Americans consume only less than half of the 26 pounds each year.

Replacement for Animal Testing: Genoskin Develops Ex Vivo Skin Model for Improved Vaccine Research

Nov 13, 2020

Genoskin recently developed ex vivo skin models from natural human skin donated by patients who undergo surgery to replace animal models and predict clinical results.

Astronomers Found Better Way to See Dark Matter Halos

Nov 09, 2020

A small group of astronomers has come up with a way to 'see' dark matter using current telescopes to measure halo.

Scientists Found ‘Devastating’ New Genetic Disease That Killed 40% of Its Patients

Nov 02, 2020

Scientists and medical research studies have discovered a new genetic disease attacking the lungs and immune system organs. Its mortality rate is 40%.

Motivation to Learn Declines With Age, Science Says

Nov 02, 2020

Researchers say having the get-up-and-go attitude toward things declines as people age.

Ligo and Virgo Found New Weird Black Holes Teeming in the Universe

Oct 29, 2020

After several months of thorough analysis, an updated catalog of gravitational wave detections has been released by the LIGO Scientific Collaboration and the Virgo Collaboration.

Living in a Noisy Neighborhood May Cause Alzheimer's, Study Shows

Oct 21, 2020

Experts looked at risk factors, including noise from roads, railways, aircraft, industry, and construction work. The noise increase led to higher odds of mild cognitive impairment.

SARS-CoV-2 Infection Can Block Pain, Opening up Unexpected New Possibilities for Research Into Pain Relief Medication

Sep 21, 2020

By studying what causes the excitability of nerve cells to change, we can begin to unravel how chronic pain becomes established. This also allows us to design ways to mute this conversation to blunt or stop chronic pain.

Exercising Rights to Vote Linked to Positive Mental Health

Sep 21, 2020

Now that the United States gets to decide its future through electing its leaders, with the right to suffrage, or voting, being one of the rights granted by the Constitution. However, aside from the human rights and civic duty involved, the very act of casting votes can also offer benefits to one's mental health.

The 9th ISS R&D Conference is Opening This Week

Aug 26, 2020

The ninth annual International Space Station Research and Development Conference (ISSRDC) is set to open on Thursday, August 27, at 10AM EDT, coinciding with the microgravity laboratory's "20th anniversary of continuous human presence in space."

Euthanasia for Lab Mice Due to Halt of Non-COVID-19-Related Research

Jul 13, 2020

Lab mice and rats are being euthanized across states as labs not related to conducting non-COVID-19 research were forced to shut down. Their populations in labs have gone up as labs started to close, and lab managers are now left with the task of humanely taking their lives.