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Social media use has been linked to biological and psychological indicators associated with poor physical health among college students, according to new results. Research participants who used social media excessively w...

A newly developed control technology that combines proprioception with visual perception allows robots to tackle rough terrains faster and more efficiently.

Researchers successfully transplanted genetically modified, clinical-grade pig kidneys into a brain-dead human, replacing their native kidneys. The results demonstrate how xenotransplantation could help address organ sho...

Ventral spinocerebellar tract neurons (VSTNs) are necessary and sufficient for regulating locomotion in mice, a new study reports.

Walking patterns improve when people embarked on cognitive tasks at the same time, suggesting people are more stable while walking and performing tasks than when they solely focus on walking.

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered two gigantic sphinxes depicting King Amenhotep III, the grandfather of King Tut.

Hippos respond differently to the calls of familiar and unfamiliar hippos.

Infants from lower socioeconomic backgrounds show improvements in brain activity associated with learning and thinking after one year of monthly cash support provided to their families. The findings show interventions de...

Scientists have found that four COVID-19 vaccines prompt the body to make effective, long-lasting T cells against SARS-CoV-2. These T cells can recognize SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern, including Delta and Omicron.

Women ages 35 years and younger were 44% more likely to have an ischemic stroke (caused by blockages of blood vessels in the brain) than their male counterparts, according to a new review of more than a dozen internation...

Poverty has been linked with changes in child brain development, and a scheme to give $333 a month to low-income families improved brain activity in a child's first year

The Higgs boson particle could have kept our universe from collapsing within a larger multiverse, physicists say.

Researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have demonstrated a new way to control the quantum state through the loss of particles--a process that is usually avoided in the quantum device, o...

For the first time, University of Utah Health scientists have shown that artificial intelligence could lead to better ways to predict the onset and course of cardiovascular disease. The researchers, working in conjunctio...

Protein folding diseases, from Alzheimer's to Gaucher's, may one day be treated by a unique class of protein corrector molecules that are already helping manage cystic fibrosis.

A new study found that spousal education is positively related to people's overall health, with an effect size that rivals the impact of a person's own education.

A study of overweight dogs fed a reduced calorie, high-protein, high-fiber diet for 24 weeks found that the dogs' body composition and inflammatory markers changed over time in ways that parallel the positive changes see...

A large data analysis shows a rare respiratory disease called primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is more common than previously thought.

People with underweight who drink excessively may be at an even higher risk of dying from heart disease, cancer and other causes, according to a new study.

New pose estimation software has the potential to help neurologists and their patients capture important clinical data using simple tools such as smartphones and tablets, according to a new study.

Cucumbers have many nutritional benefits, are low in calories and high in valuable nutrients.

Data traffic is rapidly growing and can soon overload the current internet infrastructure. The key to solve this overload problem is to improve the data transmission over optical fibers. Vinicius Oliari defended his Ph.D...