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A team of researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Southern University of Science and Technology, has discovered a thought-provoking pattern in cross-sec...

Applying an AI to analyze tweets, researchers report people's attitudes toward COVID-19 may be more infectious than the virus itself.

People who use cannabis to help manage the pain associated with chronic migraine are six times more likely to suffer from rebound headaches, or medication overuse headaches, than those who do not use marijuana.

The early data suggest a link, but cannot say whether cannabis causes the rebound headaches.

Sightings of these spiders in the university's library basement prompted staff to close the library for two days.

Obstructive sleep apnea is common in people with cognitive impairment, researchers report. The severity of obstructive sleep apnea correlated with the degree of cognitive impairment.

Grafting neurons derived from a monkey's own stem cells reversed the debilitating and mental health symptoms associated with Parkinson's disease. The treatment shows promise for alleviating the symptoms of Parkinson's in...

Researchers have developed new 4D hydrogels -- 3D materials that have the ability to change shape over time in response to stimuli -- that can morph multiple times in a preprogrammed or on-demand manner in response to ex...

Recently, the ozone season in China has been getting longer, spreading from summer into early spring and late winter. The COVID-19 lockdown can help explain why. Researchers found that decreases in NOx emissions are driv...

Where do bodily tissues get their strength? New research provides important new clues to this long-standing mystery, identifying how specialized proteins called cadherins join forces to make cells stick -- and stay stuck...

Researchers describe a new vaccination strategy that they think could re-program the body to fight off the bacteria that cause urinary tract infections.

Overactive hippocampal activity may explain why some older people have trouble with spatial navigation and learning.

People mask how they feel about an ongoing conversation and leave others unsure of whether to stop talking, so dialogues can carry on longer than desired, according to a study in the US

Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano, has been erupting for nearly two weeks straight, and the photos are stunning.

A new neuroimaging study reveals brain patterns that differentiate between men and women are less pronounced in non-heterosexual people. The differences occurred primarily in sensory processing areas of the brain, in par...

The rapid loss of variation within species is a hidden biodiversity crisis, according to a new study looking at how this variation supports essential ecological functions and the benefits nature provides for people. The ...

Researchers have developed an injectable hydrogel that could help repair and prevent further damage to the heart muscle after a heart attack.

A team of researchers has developed a new computational tool to help understand the function and regulation of human genes.

Researchers conducted a study to see what makes people susceptible to fake health news. They found the credentials of the author and how the info is written make little difference in how people assess health news, but th...

A novel targeted immunotherapy approach employs new antibodies against genetically altered proteins to target cancers.

Scientists have identified that the COVID-19 virus could be transmitted through faecal contaminated river water.

A new review analyzes disparities in experience and treatment of sickle cell disease.