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A team of physicists at the Institut Lumière Matière (CNRS/Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1), in collaboration with the Cancer Research Center of Lyon (CNRS/INSERM/ Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1/Centre Léon Béra...

According to a new study, playing the popular video game Tetris may help people with PTSD to alleviate recurring visual memories of their traumatic experiences. Researchers report after playing Tetris, PTSD patients repo...

Researchers report therapeutic activation of the TREM2 gene during the early stages of Alzheimer's disease may help to counteract the formation of amyloid beta protein aggregates.

Researchers report when mice bred to display Alzheimer's like symptoms were given diets high in choline, their offspring showed improvements in spatial memory compared to those exposed to normal levels of choline in the ...

A new study reveals the 'Mona Lisa Effect', the perception that the eyes of a painting follow the viewer as they move closer to it, does not occur with da Vinci's famous work. The study debunks a long standing myth about...

Adding a lysophospholipid form of EPA, LPC-EPA, to the diet increased omega 3 fatty acid levels up to 100 fold in the brains of mice, researchers report. The amount required for the boost in Omega 3 levels is less than a...

A new study reports exposure to cannabis and stress during the teenage years may result in an increased risk of developing anxiety disorders later in life.

Addressing a physics problem that dates back to Galileo, three University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers this week propose a new approach to the theory of how thin sheets can be forced to conform to "geometrically ...

An analysis of travel logs has revealed an unreported outbreak of Zika in Cuba, which might have increased the risk of infection in other countries

A UK police force uses an algorithm to choose which crimes to investigate. It has led to half as many assaults and public order offences being pursued

A new study reveals researchers have identified areas of the brain which are different in those who regularly smoke and drink alcohol. Researchers discovered the medial orbitofrontal cortex, an area of the brain implicat...

Researchers report histamines can help improve memory of objects up-to 25 days longer than normal in mice, as well as improving people's long term memory test scores. The study suggests taking histamines may help allevia...

Scientists have only just begun to study the remarkably detailed map they created of a portion of the sky. After six years of scanning in depth about a quarter of the southern skies, and cataloguing hundreds of millions ...

From insistent emails to querying colleagues, many things can disrupt our focus at work. But distractions aren't all bad - they can boost your creativity, too

Each of us has our own daily rhythm, whether night owl or morning lark. Finding out yours is the first step to maximising creativity and productivity all day

We're not as good as we think at working together with strangers. But we can harness psychology to make our work relationships work for everyone

Our workplaces are making us sick, but there are clever ways to dodge the germiest corners and keep your health intact

Flexible workspaces that encourage collaboration and creativity are all the rage. But they ignore basic human psychology - and they could be counterproductive

U.S. cancer death rates have declined continuously for the last quarter of a century, according to a new report.

Forget the cult of being busy, research shows that if you take things slower at work you'll be happier and healthier - and more likely to get promotions, too

Evening primrose flowers appear to be sensitive to the sounds of bees, increasing the sugar level of their nectar by 20 per cent when exposed to their buzzing

Soil bacteria must be able to adapt to varying environmental conditions. - But a new study by LMU researchers indicates that rapid adaptation can be counterproductive, while delayed adjustment facilitates coexistence of ...