Swiss scientists found that the GRK2 enzyme clumps in the brain in Alzheimer's disease and damages the cell's power plants. Two new chemical compounds prevented this in mice, slowing memory loss and neuron death.
Chinese scientists found that unhealthy habits in adolescents rarely occur alone: a cluster of such habits is linked to a higher risk of having both anxiety and depression at the same time.
A study of 890 people found that weaker incoming signals to a small emotion-related brain region are associated with more depressive symptoms, but it is not a diagnostic test.
Australian scientists have shown how light and a special catalyst can simultaneously produce hydrogen and high-value substances from glycerol, a byproduct of biodiesel production.
Researchers from Tohoku University and NIMS have created a method for ultrafast, ultrasensitive charge measurement in quantum devices based on 2D materials, which could accelerate quantum computer development.
Biologists from the University of Florida tracked how plants respond to suborbital flight at its earliest stages. More than 1,200 genes changed activity, and the changes differed between leaves and roots.
An international team of 130 researchers has received unprecedented access to NASA's newest telescope to look back at the first 100 million years of cosmic history and find what no one even suspected.
A laboratory experiment showed that natron crystals can trap water droplets as they freeze - possibly these are what will carry the chemistry of the Saturnian moon's ocean to us.
Google Quantum AI researchers have for the first time successfully applied magic state cultivation on the superconducting Willow processor, sharply reducing error levels and bringing reliable quantum computers closer.
US physicists simulated a nuclear detonation near an asteroid about 160 meters across: in two scenarios the body began to break up.
American researchers have shown how artificial intelligence under human supervision extracts data from scientific articles and helps make discoveries in food engineering.
A randomized trial with 147 adults without a depression diagnosis found that over four weeks both attention-focusing and self-inquiry practices reduced low mood compared with a waiting group. Preliminary analyses hint that their mechanisms may differ.
Military personnel from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have arrived in the Chelyabinsk Region; the Defense Ministry cited the difficult global situation as the reason for boosting the CSTO's potential.
Psychologists found how humor affects the distracting power of taboo words: the funnier the swear word, the less it slows down a task.
Researchers have found that instructors who see their work as a calling show more enthusiasm and engagement in daily tasks. This effect depends largely on their loyalty to the university and job satisfaction.
A new study found that young women are more likely to experience partner violence in the weeks when their partner cheats, which often leads to a breakup.
Researchers link lower female libido to early sexual experience rather than biology.
At a meeting of the Council on Science and Education in Novosibirsk, Vladimir Putin said that the speed of innovation adoption determines the country's sovereignty and economy, and ordered to strengthen work in several areas.
Over a third of children in Japan`s Fukushima region could be prone to cancer if medics don`t apply more effort in treating their unusually overgrown thyroid glands and commit to international health aid and consultations, according to a new report.
Some world cities are becoming crippled by garbage, and the problem is only worsening as governments struggle to cope. According to a new report by the World Bank, urban rubbish generation is set to increase twofold over the next 15 years.
Russia has called for a joint international effort to fight the very real threat of nuclear terrorism in the world. The statement is part of a memorandum released at the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit.
Russian scientists have resurrected a flowering plant from 30,000-year-old seeds found in an Ice Age squirrel▓s treasure chamber in the Siberian permafrost. This pioneering experiment paves the way for the revival of other species.
A man-made virus that could wipe out half humanity has been deemed a terrorist threat. And while the scientists behind the Frankenstein-flu hoped their research would help find a cure, critics fear they have developed the ultimate bio-weapon.
A Russian Soyuz rocket has successfully launched, taking a three-person crew to man the International Space Station after a two-month delay caused by technical problems.
A huge asteroid, almost half a kilometer in diameter, swept past Earth on Tuesday night. This was the closest approach in 35 years by a cosmic object, as big as an aircraft.