15 May 2019 Several years ago, MIT neuroscientists showed that they could dramatically reduce the amyloid plaques seen in mice with Alzheimer’s disease simply by exposing the animals to light
14 May 2019 The moon is slowly shrinking over time, which is causing wrinkles in its crust and moonquakes, according to photos captured by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Unlike Earth,
13 May 2019 A Newcastle University study involving thousands of families is helping prospective parents work out whether they are likely to have sons or daughters. The work by Corry
08 May 2019 Pottery, painting or piano-playing – whatever gets your creative juices flowing will boost your mood, according to new research. Almost 50,000 people took part in the BBC
08 May 2019 Detection of a supernova with an unusual chemical signature by a team of astronomers led by Carnegie’s Juna Kollmeier — and including Carnegie’s Nidia Morrell, Anthony Piro,
07 may 2019 Meditation has been hailed as a way to boost mental health, help chronic pain, reduce stress and build a new appreciation for the world around us. But even with all this
06 May 2019 Cyberbullying may be linked to higher use of social network sites by school children aged 14-17 years, rather than to simply having a social network profile, according
05 May 2019 We all make poor decisions from time to time. Researchers at the University of Arizona are working to better understand why, and they’re looking to the eyes
05 May 2019 If you knew that expressing gratitude to a colleague would improve their life and yours, would you do it more often? A new study by Portland State
03 May 2019 Deep in India’s Ladakh region live the Aryans, perhaps the last generation of pure-blooded people and holders of possibly the only untampered gene pool left in the
