Gut microbiome plays a role in lifestyle's effects on dementia risk

The gut microbiome may play a role in how diet and exercise affect brain health and…

AI predicts physics of future fault-slip in laboratory earthquakes

An artificial-intelligence approach borrowed from natural-language processing — much like language translation and autofill for text…

Gene therapy rapidly improves night vision in adults with congenital blindness

Adults with a genetic form of childhood-onset blindness experienced striking recoveries of night vision within days…

Electronic gaming can trigger potentially lethal heart rhythm problems in susceptible children

Electronic gaming can precipitate life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias in susceptible children whose predisposition may have been previously…

Broccoli gas: A better way to find life in space

Broccoli, along with many other plants and microorganisms, emit gases to help them expel toxins. Scientists…

Women may experience different PCOS symptoms depending on where they live

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in Alabama may be more likely to have excessive hair…

Robots in workplace contribute to burnout, job insecurity

Working alongside robots may contribute to job burnout and workplace incivility, but self-affirmation techniques could help…

After stroke in an infant's brain, right side of brain compensates for loss of language in left side

A clinical study found that, for children who had a major stroke to the left hemisphere…

Unprecedented levels of insects damaging plants

A new study compares insect herbivore damage of modern-era plants with that of fossilized leaves from…

Husker study: Brazil can grow more soybeans without deforesting Amazon

A new study describes agricultural intensification strategies to allow Brazil, the world’s largest soybean exporter, to…