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In mice, disruption of the growth hormone receptor gene in fat cells improved insulin sensitivity in advanced age and increased lifespan.

Pressure chamber therapy significantly improved social skills and reduced inflammation in animal models of autism.

Women on the autism spectrum are more likely to be diagnosed with a co-morbid mental health disorder, such as depression, anxiety, or increased risk of self-harm than males with autism.

Inside cells, molecular droplets form defined compartments for chemical reactions. Not only sticky interactions between molecules, but also dynamic reactions can form such droplets, as was found by researchers from the M...

Shock waves from two meteorites hitting Mars moved faster than expected, hinting they came through dense material, perhaps because of the presence of a water table

One of the events was 80 times more powerful than the strongest solar flare ever recorded.

A NASA instrument designed to study dust has revealed that some of the largest methane clouds ever seen are floating over the US, Iran and elsewhere.

Crossword puzzles have an edge over computerized memory games in improving memory function in older adults with mild cognitive impairment.

Providing DHA, an omega-3 fatty acid, to children born prematurely boosted their IQ by 3.5 points compared to preterm infants who did not receive DHA supplementation.

Some centipedes swim by undulating their whole bodies from tail to head, the opposite direction that snakes and eels use, which helps cut down the drag created by their many legs

Archaeologists have unearthed a silver medallion depicting the Greek goddess Aphrodite in a 2,100-year-old grave on the northeastern coast of the Black Sea.

The Red Planet may be more geologically active than we thought - seismic data hints there is magma underground

Listening to a specific piano sound while practicing a type of therapy that can ease nightmares reduced people's bad dreams when the same sound was played as they slept

A new way to combine two materials with special electrical properties--a monolayer superconductor and a topological insulator--provides the best platform to date to explore an unusual form of superconductivity called top...

Rehearsing positive versions of frequent nightmares before sleep and playing noises associated with positive daytime experiences during sleep helps reduce nightmare frequency, a new study reports.

Today's society relies on the processing and storage of large amounts of data. The urgent need for increased data storage capacity and the booming energy consumption of data centers requires the optimization and innovati...

Fed up of foot cramp when you swim? We explain the causes, prevention, and treatment options.

While ordinary houseplants have little effect on pollution, two companies have developed genetically modified pothos plants that may have a bigger impact

King's experimental physicist, Dr. Teppei Katori, is a lead analyst of data gathered by the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in the search for quantum gravity. The observatory, buried deep beneath the Antarctic ice, detects ...

Thesis. Antithesis. Synthesis?

But war may be helping the shift to renewable energy

A multinational team of researchers, co-led by a City University of Hong Kong (CityU) physicist, has found that a novel metallic crystal displays unusual electronic behavior on its surface, thanks to the crystal's unique...