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Extra virgin olive oil might help protect your brain by working through your gut. A two-year study found that people who consumed it had better cognitive performance and more diverse gut bacteria than those using refined...

Researchers have developed 3D-printed, honeycomb-structured hydrogel electrodes that perfectly match the unique folds of a patient's brain for safer, high-quality neural monitoring.

Researchers have identified SLC33A1 as the key transporter that maintains the ERs glutathione balance, ensuring proteins fold correctly and preventing the "cellular debris" linked to neurodegeneration.

Predicting material properties remains a major challenge in materials science, as it often requires complex and computationally intensive calculations. In particular, understanding how materials respond to electric field...

Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology. The post This Weeks Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through April 18) appeared first on SingularityHub....

A new and potentially safer opioid has been tested in lab rats, and the results suggest it relieves pain with a lower risk of addiction than other drugs in its class.

A new drug that works by making tumors more susceptible to chemotherapy and the immune system has increased survival in those with advanced pancreatic cancer in a trial.

Scientists have captured stunning new insights into one of the universes most powerful phenomena-black hole jets-by using a planet-sized network of radio telescopes. Focusing on Cygnus X-1, one of the first known black h...

Superconductivity is a state of matter characterized by an electrical resistance of zero, typically at very low temperatures. Past studies have found that in various materials, this unique state is accompanied by unusual...

Sitting all day might not be as damaging as once feared-if youre willing to move more. A massive study tracking over 72,000 people found that simply increasing daily steps can significantly reduce the risk of death and h...

A new study published in Nature Communications has shown that in the asymptotic limit, extracting the maximum possible work from many copies of a quantum system does not require knowing exactly what state that system is ...

That magic sponge under your sink may be hiding an environmental downside. While melamine sponges are famous for effortlessly scrubbing away stubborn stains, they slowly break down as you use them-shedding tiny plastic f...

A joint research team led by Professor Park Kyoung-Duck and Associate Director Suh Yung Doug of the Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) has succeeded in realizing a h...

A collaborative research group has developed a fully automated roll-to-roll manufacturing platform capable of producing large-area visible metalenses at a rate of 300 units per second, marking a major breakthrough in tra...

Caffeine doesnt just perk up humans-it can sharpen ants minds too. Invasive Argentine ants given caffeinated sugar learned to find food much more efficiently, taking straighter paths and reducing travel time by up to 38%...

Dr. Paul Broca conducted an autopsy on a patient known as "Tan," who had aphasia, or the inability to speak. Broca's work identified a region of the brain that is key to spoken language.

Scientists drilling deep beneath Greenlands ice have uncovered a startling clue about its past-and future. Evidence shows that the Prudhoe Dome, a major high point of the ice sheet, completely melted around 7,000 years a...

Engineers at Northwestern University have taken a striking leap toward merging machines with the human brain by printing artificial neurons that can actually communicate with real ones. These flexible, low-cost devices g...

Some of the oceans fastest and most fearsome predators-like great white sharks and tuna-are running hotter than expected, and its costing them dearly. New research shows these warm-bodied fish burn nearly four times more...

As the Moon swallowed the Sun during the April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse, something remarkable happened on the ground-cities went eerily quiet. Scientists analyzing seismic data found that human-generated vibrations, ...