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Delayed rapid eye movement (REM) sleep may be an early indicator of Alzheimer's disease. Researchers found that participants with delayed REM sleep had higher levels of toxic proteins associated with Alzheimer's and redu...

Synchronizing vagus nerve stimulation with natural body rhythms, such as the heartbeat and breathing, significantly improves its effectiveness. This "electric pill" technique uses ear-mounted electrodes to stimulate the ...

The world of quantum physics is experiencing a second revolution, which will drive an exponential leap in the progress of computing, the internet, telecommunications, cybersecurity and biomedicine.

Yale physicists have discovered a sophisticated, previously unknown set of "modes" within the human ear that put important constraints on how the ear amplifies faint sounds, tolerates noisy blasts, and discerns a stunnin...

Elevated opioid neurotransmission in the brain may underlie appetite loss and emotional symptoms in anorexia nervosa. Compared to healthy controls, patients with anorexia had increased opioidergic tone, which regulates a...

Researchers from Oakland University have made a significant breakthrough in the field of optical materials, unveiling the exceptional capabilities of Ba₃(ZnB...O₁₀)PO₄ (BZBP). Although this transparent crystal cl...

Interactions between atoms and light rule the behavior of our physical world, but at the same time, can be extremely complex. Understanding and harnessing them is one of the major challenges for the development of quantu...

New research suggests that mood swings in bipolar disorder are regulated by two clocks: the body's 24-hour circadian rhythm and a dopamine-based clock that influences alertness. When these clocks align at specific interv...

A hoard of over 400 coins dated to the first century is a rare mix of Roman and British money.

Fathers exposed to high stress in childhood had different epigenetic markers that may affect their offspring, though more research is needed.

Mars' southern hemisphere absorbs a lot of the sun's energy during the Red Planet's spring, and that may be causing Mars' dust storms, a new study suggests.

In Europe as a whole, the increase in deaths from hot weather over the next century will outweigh the decline in deaths from cold weather, but in colder countries such as the UK, temperature-related deaths will decline o...

Despite widespread studies revealing the prevalence of racism, its impact is often overlooked. But there are ways to tackle hidden biases and systemic discrimination, says Keon West

In a barrage of executive orders, President Donald Trump has set the US on course to derail climate goals, biomedical research and pandemic readiness

The unusual burial of a woman and fetus in prehistoric Ecuador may reflect the community's fear of her power.

Worlds with liquid water could have formed just 200 million years after the big bang from the remains of the earliest supernovae

A long roll of cloth embroidered with key scenes from British history is a unique medieval chronicle.

Humans don't have hollow bones like birds do, so how big would our wings have to be to lift us off the ground?

Just three nasal injections of blood cells called platelets helped people whose smell was affected by covid-19 identify new odours