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Researchers say brain areas associated with neurodegenerative diseases tend to have less dense vascular networks which supply the brain with energy via the blood. The findings shed light on how the neurovascular system p...

Visiting online galleries not only allows for a greater opportunity for art to be seen by the public, it also helps improve mood, reduces anxiety, and provides a greater sense of well-being.

Mice fed a high-fat diet for 30 weeks were considerably more likely to develop diabetes, face cognitive impairments, and develop depression and anxiety. The mice with diet-induced cognitive impairment were also more like...

A new universal flu vaccine protects against influenza B viruses, offering broad defense against different strains and improved immune protection, according to a new study.

The YouTuber posted about the skull on social media.

Ripples occur in the human cortex, both while we are awake and asleep.

Asteroid Bennu nearly swallowed the OSIRIS-REx probe when it touched down on the rock to collect a sample, revealing that the space rock's nature was much different than scientists had thought.

IBS and anxiety are closely linked - we look at the science behind both conditions

What is heart rate variability? We combed through the latest studies to find out what this metric reveals about your health.

Immunotherapies, such as immune checkpoint inhibitors, have transformed the treatment of advanced stage cancers. Unlike chemotherapies that kill cancer cells, these drugs help the body's immune system to find and destroy...

A discovery could offer new methods for treating HIV, while uncovering the innate immune system's role in other diseases.

Bioengineers have developed the first biohybrid model of human ventricles with helically aligned beating cardiac cells, and have shown that muscle alignment does, in fact, dramatically increases how much blood the ventri...

Researchers provide some of the first empirical evidence that brain ripples exist. These electrical waves have long been hypothesized as a way for the brain to integrate and encode memories.

Stanleycaris hirpex, which lived in the Cambrian period, had two protruding eyes on the side of its head and a larger eye in the centre

Feeling sore after dental surgery? Here's what to eat after wisdom teeth removal, and what to avoid if you're uncomfortable

An international study has identified more than 50 genes on the X chromosome in which mutations may cause poor sperm production

A wealthy pagan burial ground, dating from the first years of the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain in the fifth century, has been uncovered near London ahead of a high-speed rail project.

Dealing with experimental errors, which could occur in every step of quantum circuits, is of great importance, especially in the implementation of quantum computation. Generally speaking, quantum error correction require...

Nutrition has a big impact on health. We look at six diets that fight disease, according to science

Water is certainly the best-known liquid in the world. It plays a crucial role in all biological and many chemical processes. The water molecules themselves hardly hold any secrets. In school we learn that water consists...

Paleontologists found dozens of astonishingly well-preserved fossils of a three-eyed Cambrian creature, at a site in British Columbia in Canada.

Organic-inorganic hybrid metal halide perovskites (MHPs) have attracted tremendous attention for optoelectronic applications. For example, cost-effective solar cells, solid-state lighting, memristors, and ultrafast spin ...