Cannabis products demonstrate short-term reduction in chronic pain, little else, review finds

Evidence behind the effectiveness of cannabis-related products to treat chronic pain is surprisingly thin, according to…

New evidence about when, where, and how chickens were domesticated

New research transforms our understanding of the circumstances and timing of the domestication of chickens, their…

Gene variation may be early indicator for gastric cancer

Researchers are hoping to catch stomach cancer before it develops in at-risk patients. Researchers identified a…

A novel all-optical switching method makes optical computing and communication systems more power-efficient

Photonics researchers have introduced a novel method to control a light beam with another beam through…

Study explores the promises and pitfalls of evolutionary genomics

A new study examines mathematical models designed to draw inferences about how evolution operates at the…

COVID-19 increases risk of psychiatric diagnoses in the months after infection, study finds

A recent study found that COVID-19 patients had a roughly 25% increased risk of developing a…

New study deepens understanding of how animals see, and what colors

Gathering vision data for hundreds of vertebrates and invertebrates, biologists have deepened scientists’ understanding of animal…

Cover crops not enough to improve soil after decades of continuous corn

Although about 20% of Illinois cropping systems are planted to continuous corn, it’s nearly impossible to…

Color-changing mouse model allows researchers to non-invasively study deep tissues

Biomedical and genetic engineers have developed a process to change the color of a mouse’s tissue…

Bumps could smooth quantum investigations

Materials theorists model a contoured surface overlaid with 2D materials and find it possible to control…