BPA replacements in plastics cause reproductive problems in lab mice

Twenty years ago, researchers made the accidental discovery that BPA had leached out of plastic cages…

People show confirmation bias even about which way dots are moving

People have a tendency to interpret new information in a way that supports their pre-existing beliefs,…

Enhanced 3-D imaging poised to advance treatments for brain diseases

Researchers have developed a combination of commercially available hardware and open-source software, named PySight, which improves…

Regret is a gambler’s curse, neuroscientists say

The brain's orbitofrontal cortex deals with social interactions, including regret, and has been much studied with…

Eyes have a natural version of night vision

To see under starlight and moonlight, the retina of the eye changes both the software and…

Open insulin, ‘DIY bio’ and the future of pharma

A growing community of do-it-yourself 'biohackers' are disrupting business-as-usual for pharmaceutical discovery, development and distribution. A…

Caspase-2 enzyme inhibitor shows promise for ameliorating fatty liver disease

Researchers have discovered using mice and human clinical specimens that caspase-2, a protein-cleaving enzyme, is a…

One in three college freshmen worldwide reports mental health disorder

A new study finds that more than one-third of first-year university students in eight industrialized countries…

BUFFALO charges towards the earliest galaxies

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has started a new mission to shed light on the evolution…

Obesity alters airway muscle function, increases asthma risk

Obesity changes how airway muscles function, increasing the risk of developing asthma, a new study suggests.