Engineers have developed glasses with liquid-based lenses that “flex” to refocus on whatever the wearer is…
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Distantly related fish find same evolutionary solution to dark water
Changes in a single color-vision gene demonstrate convergent evolutionary adaptations in widely separated species and across…
Silk clothing did not improve eczema in children
No significant differences were observed in eczema severity for children with moderate to severe eczema who…
Fresh fruit consumption linked to lower risk of diabetes and diabetic complications
Greater consumption of fresh fruit was associated with a lower incidence of diabetes, as well as…
New England’s glacial upland soils provide major groundwater storage reservoir
A study of natural groundwater storage reservoirs in New England found that upland aquifer systems dominated…
New research shows role-playing disability promotes distress, discomfort and disinterest
Disability simulations often result in feelings of fear, apprehension and pity toward those with disabilities, new…
Success of sensory cell regeneration raises hope for hearing restoration
Scientists have regenerated immature auditory hair cells in adult mice by manipulating two genes, suggesting that…
Three new species of extinct South American marsupials discovered
The discovery of three extinct species and new insights to a fourth indicates a little-known family…
Eyewitness confidence can predict accuracy of identifications, researchers find
Many individuals have been falsely accused of a crime based, at least in part, on confident…
New study quadruples known genetic risk factors for Fuchs dystrophy
Researchers discovered three novel genetic mutations associated with Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy, the most common corneal…