Lower targets for systolic blood pressure suggested by study

Reducing target systolic blood pressure below current recommendations significantly reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease and…

New tech promises easier cervical cancer screening

Researchers have developed a handheld device for cervical cancer screening that promises to do away with…

Game changing strategy for pain relief developed

Researchers have developed a new drug delivery strategy able to block pain within the nerve cells,…

How our brains integrate online reviews into our own product preferences

Researchers have identified how the human brain integrates social information when a person decides how much…

Like chimpanzees, humans may console victims of aggression out of empathy

Like chimpanzees, humans may console their threatened peers out of empathy, according to a new study.

Budgerigars can identify spoken sounds without prior exposure to human speech

No experience with human speech is necessary for budgerigars to perceive the difference between 'd' and…

Nathusius and Soprano bats are attracted to green light

Some migratory bats are attracted to artificial green light which may interfere with their flight paths,…

Decoded genome may help Mojave Desert tortoise win race to survive

Researchers may have a new tool to help conserve the Mojave Desert tortoise -- an iconic…

‘Harder, better, faster, stronger’: Tethered soft exosuit reduces metabolic cost of running

What if running the 26.2 miles of a marathon only felt like running 24.9 miles, or…

Linguistic style is key to crowdfunding success

In one of the first crowdfunding studies focusing on social enterprises, researchers have found that how…