Sugar-sweetened beverage pattern linked to higher kidney disease risk

In a study of African-American men and women with normal kidney function, a pattern of higher…

After naloxone, when can opioid overdose patients be safely discharged?

Naloxone has saved thousands of lives. But can patients be safely discharged from the Emergency Department…

Hybrid qubits solve key hurdle to quantum computing

Researchers have crafted a new architecture for quantum computing. By constructing a hybrid device made from…

A boundary dance of amyloid-beta stepping into dementia

Alzheimer's disease is caused by aggregates of amyloid-beta peptides. This aggregation is accelerated at a cell…

These nine measures reveal how forests are controlled by climate

One of the first studies to examine how climate is influencing functional traits in forest communities…

Sound changes the way rodents sense touch

Researchers report how the somatosensory cortex interprets tactile and auditory stimulation in mice and rats. They…

All about Ultima: New Horizons flyby target is unlike anything explored in space

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is set to fly by a target nicknamed 'Ultima Thule,' 4 billion…

Unravelling mystery of how, when DNA replicates

A team has unlocked a decades old mystery about how a critical cellular process called DNA…

Reducing drinking could help with smoking cessation, research finds

New research has found that heavy drinkers who are trying to stop smoking may find that…

A tilt of the head facilitates social engagement

Every time we look at a face, we take in a flood of information effortlessly: age,…