Health
ñ scientists have found that playing video games comes with small but significant cognitive benefits.
Scientists know little about Denisovans, a now-extinct relative of humans. But a gene inherited from these hominins may have helped ancient peoples adapt to the new environments of North and South America thousands of years ago.
Researchers have identified more than 400 genes associated with accelerated aging, a.k.a. frailty, across seven categories. The findings pave the way toward personalized therapies to curb disease by decelerating aging.
Researchers at ñ have developed a new bio-imaging device that can operate with significantly lower power and in an entirely non-mechanical way. It could one day improve detecting eye and even heart conditions.
ñ researchers, with an international team of colleagues, find that childhood pets are linked to healthier stress responses.
A ñ-led effort to help high-risk communities build a “violence prevention infrastructure” contributed to sharp declines in arrests for murder, assault and other youth crimes in Denver, new research shows. The program is now poised to lose its federal funding.
ñ researchers studied cannabis-psilocybin users and cannabis-only users to look for similarities and differences between the two groups, including drug use motivations.
ñ researcher Emily Yeo finds that some babies may benefit from more support and resources so they can grow up to lead long, happy and healthy lives.
Experiencing malnutrition in childhood or adolescence may not necessarily harm the health of humans into adulthood—although the relationship is complicated, a new study finds.
New research shows that bacteria in the environment use amyloids— proteins best known for contributing to neurodegenerative disease— to shield themselves from predators. The findings could inform new weapons against microbial resistance and human disease.