Music helps patients with dementia connect with loved ones

People with dementia often lose their ability to communicate verbally with loved ones. But a new…

Deep brain stimulation shows promise against binge eating disorder

A small device that detects food craving-related brain activity in a key brain region, and responds…

'Naturally insulating' material emits pulses of superfluorescent light at room temperature

Researchers looking to synthesize a brighter and more stable nanoparticle for optical applications found that their…

Food texture key to eating habits in children with Down syndrome

Children with Down syndrome prefer food with a crispy, oily mouthfeel and don’t like brittle or…

Driving simulations that look more life-like

Today’s driving simulators have a big problem: They don’t look realistic enough, particularly background objects, such…

Ancient landslide destroyed area size of Cincinnati

University of Cincinnati geologists reconstructed a massive landslide in Nevada that wiped out an area the…

Discovery of the oldest visible planetary Nebula hosted by a 500-million-year-old Galactic cluster — a rare beauty with a hot blue heart

Astronomers have discovered a rare celestial jewel — a so-called Planetary Nebula (PN) inside a 500…

Early onset of diabetes, hypertension can predict early glaucoma, ophthalmologists report

The earlier individuals develop Type 2 diabetes or hypertension in life, the earlier they are likely…

Inactivated protein complex linked to Parkinson-like symptoms

Inactivation of a particular protein complex that plays a key role in keeping genes switched off…

Study reports blocking key enzyme boosts anti-cancer T-cell responses and resistance to immunosuppression

Cancer researchers describe a novel therapeutic strategy to overcome tumor-induced immunosuppression. For the first time, the…