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A Psychedelic May Revolutionize Obesity Treatment
Researchers at the Eleusis biotech facility may have finally unlocked the secret to ending the obesity crisis once and for all.
Spearman Theory of Intelligence and What It Reveals
The Spearman Theory of Intelligence was a revolutionary psychological theory which revolutionized how we measure intelligence.
Are attitudes contagious? Nonverbal messages
A new Northwestern University study examined whether people can acquire attitudes toward other individuals from the nonverbal signals that are directed toward them.
Roadmap for detecting changes in ocean due to climate change: Some impacts -- like sea temperature rise -- are already in progress; others expected to occur within next century
The study looked at physical and chemical changes to the ocean that are associated with rising atmospheric carbon dioxide due to human activities.
Mysterious release of radioactive material uncovered
Among the 70 experts from all over Europe who contributed data and expertise to the current study are Dieter Hainz and Dr.
Scurrying roaches help researchers steady staggering robots
Normally, tedious modeling of mechanics, electronics, and information science is required to understand how insects' or robots' moving parts coordinate smoothly to take them places.
Wearable sensors detect what's in your sweat: New easy-to-make sensors can provide real-time measurements of sweat rate and electrolytes and metabolites in perspiration
They hope that one day, monitoring perspiration could bypass the need for more invasive procedures like blood draws, and provide real-time updates on health problems such as dehydration or fatigue.
Type of brain cell involved in stuttering identified: Discovery could lead to targets for new therapies
The loss of astrocytes, a supporting cell in the brain, was most prominent in the corpus callosum, a part of the brain that bridges the two hemispheres.
Scratching the surface of how your brain senses an itch: Set of neurons in spinal cord help transmit a light-touch signal from skin to brain
Salk researchers have discovered how neurons in the spinal cord help transmit such itch signals to the brain.
Near-Earth asteroid 2006 QV89 not a threat for next century: Critical observation made on Maunakea during first night of return to operations
Observations of the near-Earth asteroid 2006 QV89 made on August 11 with the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT) have ruled out any potential future impact threat to Earth by this asteroid for the next century. 2006 QV89 was discovered on August 29, 2006, with a telescope in Arizona, and observations were only
Hurricanes drive the evolution of more aggressive spiders
Raging winds can demolish trees, defoliate entire canopies and scatter debris across forest floors, radically altering the habitats and reshaping the selective pressures on many organisms, suggests a new study published today in the journal Nature Ecology Evolution. "It is tremendously important to understand the environmental impacts of these 'black
Biochemists discover new insights into what may go awry in brains of Alzheimer's patients
Scientists have known for years that amyloid fibrils -- harmful, elongated, water-tight rope-like structures -- form in the brains of people with Alzheimer's, and likely hold important clues to the disease. UCLA Professor David Eisenberg and an international team of chemists and molecular biologists reported in the journal Nature in
Microplastic drifting down with the snow: In the Alps and the Arctic, experts confirm the presence of plastic in snow
The fact that our oceans are full of plastic litter has by now become common knowledge: year after year, several million tonnes of plastic litter find their way into rivers, coastal waters, and even the Arctic deep sea. Thanks to the motion of waves, and even more to UV radiation
America's packaged food supply is ultra-processed: Americans are overexposed to products that are high in calories, saturated fat, sugar and salt
Since about 80% of Americans' total calorie consumption comes from store-bought foods and beverages (packaged and unpackaged), the food and beverage supply plays a central role in the development of chronic disease including obesity and cardiovascular disease.
The study was published today, July 24, in the journal Nutrients. It aims