Individuals with high ADHD-traits are more vulnerable to insomnia
Credit: Andreas Andersson Individuals with high ADHD-traits that do not meet the criteria for a diagnosis are less able to perform tasks involving attentional regulation...
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Scientists use NASA data to predict appearance of December 14, 2020 eclipse
Credit: Left image: Predictive Science Inc.; © 2020. All rights reserved. On Dec. 14, 2020, the Moon's shadow raced across Chile and Argentina, casting a...
Researchers identify neurons that control nausea-like responses in mice
Study reveals new targets for the design of improved antinausea medicationsCredit: Chuchu Zhang , Stephen Liberles At some point, everyone experiences nausea. Whether it occurs...
New approach reveals structure and function of individual synapses
An interdisciplinary team of scientists at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience have developed a novel approach to measure the activity and strength of...
Pandemic has severely disrupted sleep, increasing stress and medication use
COVID-19 has affected sleep for half of surveyed, with potential long-term mental health and insomnia impact worriesCredit: University of Ottawa OTTAWA, ON _The COVID-19 pandemic...
Dark storm on Neptune reverses direction, possibly shedding a fragment
Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI, M.H. Wong (University of California, Berkeley), and L.A. Sromovsky and P.M. Fry (University of Wisconsin-Madison) Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope...
Study of coronavirus infection & multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children begins
Credit: NIAID An observational study has launched to evaluate the short- and long-term health outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children, including multisystem inflammatory syndrome in...
Potential treatment approach kills lymphoma while sparing healthy cells
Scientists use a novel method of modifying 'killer' immune cells to defeat a common form of cancerCredit: Image courtesy of Senlian Hong, Wu Lab at...
Unique prediction of ‘modified gravity’ challenges dark matter
Team of international collaborators detect 'external field effect,' a prediction unique to MOND, rival dark matter hypothesisCredit: Creative Commons An international group of scientists, including...
Carbon capture’s next top model
Research led by Pitt analyzes modeling techniques for carbon capture technologyCredit: Ramon Cordero/Mainline Photography In the transition toward clean, renewable energy, there will still be...
The 16 facial expressions most common to emotional situations worldwide
At a time when nativism is on the rise, study reveals the universality of human emotional expressionCredit: Alan Cowen Whether at a birthday party in Brazil,...
Teaching artificial intelligence to adapt
Salk's simulated system could help develop better artificial intelligence, treatments for brain disordersCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(December 16, 2020) Getting computers to "think" like humans...
UK scientists to produce high-performance ventilators at low cost
Credit: CERN UK scientists have been awarded funding to develop a robust, low-cost ventilator to help patients in low and middle-income countries suffering from severe...
Rosalind Franklin University researcher elected AAAS Fellow
Judith Potashkin, PhD, has identified several potential molecular blood biomarkers for Parkinson's diseaseCredit: Mike Schmidt NORTH CHICAGO, ILLINOIS -- Judith Potashkin, PhD, Professor of Cellular...
Faces of biology: AIBS selects winners of 2020 photo contest
Credit: Carlos Ruiz Three winners have been selected in the 2020 Faces of Biology Photo Contest, sponsored by the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS)....