Simple Dietary Switches Lower Clinical Depression
Summary: A randomized controlled tria demonstrated that incorporating a single glass of 100% fruit juice or a smoothie…
Research challenges calcium and vitamin D use for bone health
Researchers in Canada evaluated 69 trials involving 153,902 participants, most of whom were community-dwelling and not at high…
People Were Fitted With Wings in VR and Their Brains Started Treating Them Almost Like Body Parts
Credit: Pexels Twenty-five volunteers put on VR headsets, moved their arms and twisted their wrists. On screen, feathered…
Compensator Wasps Proven to Save Colonies from Chaos
Summary: A new study revealed how social insect colonies survive the violent, chaotic aftermath of losing their queen.…
Structured Programs Physically Slow Down Biological Aging
Summary: A major randomized clinical trial established that structured lifestyle interventions—such as healthy eating, regular exercise, and social…
Large Rewards Accelerate Learning Speed by Extending Brain Signals
Summary: A paradigm-shifting study has upended a decades-long neurological assumption that learning speed depends entirely on repetition and…
Humans are the only primates with a lopsided hand preference
Of all the monkeys and apes scientists have studied, no species shows a population-level hand preference. Individual primates…
Buprenorphin and Ketamine Combo Provide Anti-Suicidal Effect
Summary: Researchers discovered the first pharmacological method to prolong the rapid, yet notoriously fleeting, antisuicidal effects of ketamine.…
Exercise Changes the Heart in a Way Researchers Never Expected
Exercise may do far more than strengthen the heart and muscles. New research suggests regular aerobic activity can…
Axo-Axonic Synapses Drive Split-Second Fly Escape Reflexes
Summary: A new study has unveiled the first comprehensive neural blueprint explaining how fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) execute…
Brain-Stimulating Contact Lenses Match Prozac in Depression Study
Summary: Materials scientists have developed a “wearable, drug-free” contact lens capable of treating depression by delivering mild electrical…
Brain-controlled hearing aid concept helps solve the cocktail party problem
A real-time system decoded who was listening and boosted the speaker’s voice, offering proof of concept for smarter…