The psychobiology of online gaming

When researchers looked at expression of a particular gene complex that is activated by chronic stress,…

Transport of lipid-conjugated floxuridine by natural serum albumin for delivery to cancer cells

How can elimination of therapeutics from the bloodstream or their early enzymatic degradation be avoided in…

Graphene assembled film shows higher thermal conductivity than graphite film

Researchers have developed a graphene assembled film that has over 60 percent higher thermal conductivity than…

Brain tingles: First study of its kind reveals physiological benefits of ASMR

Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) - the relaxing 'brain tingles' experienced by some people in response…

Garden seed diet for threatened turtle doves has negative impact

New research into Britain's fastest declining bird species has found that young turtle doves raised on…

Probiotics can protect the skeletons of older women

Researchers have demonstrated that probiotics, dietary supplements with health-promoting bacteria, can be used to affect the…

Old star clusters could have been the birthplace of supermassive stars

Astrophysicists may have found a solution to a problem that has perplexed scientists for more than…

Ratchet up the pressure: Molecular machine exploits motion in a single direction

A research team developed a 'ratchet-like molecular machine,' which promotes uni-directional molecular motion during reactions. Inspired…

Novel therapy makes oxidative stress deadly to cancer

Oxidative stress can help tumors thrive, but one way novel cancer treatments work is by pushing…

New study debunks Dale Carnegie advice to ‘put yourself in their shoes’

The researchers debunk the theories canonized in Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People…