New insights into brain circuit for hunger responses during starvation

Researchers uncover mechanism by which hypothalamic neural signaling drives hunger responses to survive starvation.

‘Takeover time’ in driverless cars crucial to safety

The length of time needed for a driver to switch from automated vehicle control to manual…

Antibody combination puts HIV on the ropes

Researchers have shown that a combination of three antibody drugs can completely suppress HIV in infected…

Delaying marijuana smoking to age 17 cuts risks to teens’ brains, new study suggests

Adolescents who smoke marijuana as early as 14 do worse by 20 points on some cognitive…

Improving conservation in regional marine sanctuaries

A new study could benefit ocean zoning for coastal development plans and prove life-saving for foraging…

Agricultural fires in Brazil harm infant health, a warning for the developing world

Exposure to pollution from agricultural fires in the last few months of gestation leads to earlier…

‘Knitted muscles’ provide power: Normal fabric with electroactive coating adds ‘muscle’

Researchers have coated normal fabric with an electroactive material, and in this way given it the…

Social environment has sizable impact on health of mice

For the first time, research in mice shows that the genetic makeup of an individual's social…

Drug compound halts Alzheimer’s-related damage in mice

In some people, the normal brain protein tau collects into toxic tangles that damage brain cells…

First step towards photonic quantum network

Advanced photonic nanostructures are well on their way to revolutionizing quantum technology for quantum networks based…