“Before too long, you may be able to buy a breath mint that rebuilds your tooth enamel while it whitens your teeth, thanks to a team of University of Washington researchers.” | learn more
“Cross-sectional associations between the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) score and 3 epigenetic … measures.” | learn more
“The researchers taught 26 volunteers to use mouth clicking to observe nearby objects and navigate outdoors.” | learn more
“Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are chemicals that are responsible for odors, with different sources releasing different mixtures. Sensitive instruments – such as your schnozz – can detect subtle differences in the makeup and ratio of these VOCs and identify whether […]
“The parasites live in the ants’ guts, where they seem to bestow their hosts with much longer lifespans than uninfected ants.” | learn more
We need a lot of lithium because we need a lot of batteries. More battery manufacturing facilities are being funded than lithium extraction facilities. | learn more
“The new technique allows for even more sophisticated tracking to 3D print sensors on organs like the lungs or heart that change shape or distort due to expanding and contracting.” | learn more
A short and intriguing research paper. “Thousands of DNA variants have been identified that – aggregated into genome-wide polygenic scores (GPS) – account for more than 10% of the variance in phenotypic intelligence. The intelligence GPS is now one of […]
“[W]hen mice are put on an intermittent fasting diet, they seem to retain information for much longer than their non-fasting peers. The latest evidence of this is detailed in a new study published Tuesday in Nature Communications, in which researchers found […]
“It’s natural to think of scientists as truth seekers, people driven by an intense curiosity to understand the natural world. Yet this picture of scientists and scientific inquiry sits uncomfortably with the reality and prevalence of scientific fraud. If one […]