New screening tool could help diagnose early cognitive decline in dementia from home

An international team of scientists have developed a new way to screen for age-related cognitive decline…

Dogs understand what’s written all over your face

Dogs are capable of understanding the emotions behind an expression on a human face. This study…

People who feel threatened by vegetarianism more likely to care less about animals

New research suggests that if people perceive the rise of vegetarianism as a threat to their…

Quantum step forward in protecting communications from hackers

Researchers have shown that a new quantum-based procedure for distributing secure information along communication lines could…

A case of ‘kiss and tell’: Chromosomal kissing gets less elusive

Chromosomes occupy different territories in the nucleus; their arrangement and communication with each other is still…

Using gene silencing to alleviate common ataxia

In what researchers are calling a game changer for future ataxia treatments, a new study showed…

Simple sugar delays neurodegeneration caused by enzyme deficiency

The sugar trehalose increases cellular waste disposal and improves the neurological symptoms in a mouse model…

New tissue-imaging technology could enable real-time diagnostics, map cancer progression

A new microscope system can image living tissue in real time and in molecular detail, without…

Interaction of paired and lined-up electrons can be manipulated in semiconductors

The way that electrons paired as composite particles or arranged in lines interact with each other…

Key molecule of aging discovered

Every cell and every organism ages sooner or later. But why is this so? Scientists have…