Day May 19, 2021

When a person views a familiar image, even having seen it just once before for a few seconds, something unique happens in the human brain. Until recently, neuroscientists believed that vigorous activity in a visual part of the brain called…

The combination of a carb-heavy diet and poor oral hygiene can leave children with early childhood caries (ECC), a severe form of dental decay that can have a lasting impact on their oral and overall health. A few years ago,…

IMAGE: Brian Hendricks, a research assistant professor with the West Virginia University School of Public Health’s Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics view more  Credit: WVU Photo In studying COVID-19 testing and positivity rates in West Virginia between March and September 2020,…

IMAGE: An eastern monarch butterfly taking a short rest. view more  Credit: Rodrigo Solis-Sosa Simon Fraser University researchers are playing a key role in guiding conservation efforts to protect a declining butterfly population. The eastern monarch butterfly, an important pollinating species…

As the global energy demand continues to grow along with atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide (CO2), there has been a major push to adopt more sustainable and more carbon-neutral energy sources. Solar/wind power and CO2 capture – the process of…

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Mindfulness-based meditation programs have emerged as a promising treatment for conditions ranging from stress to sleeplessness to depression. In some cases, they’re even offered to people — schoolkids or employees, for example — who aren’t…

New research from BYU published in PLOS Medicine found that providing medical patients with social support leads to an increased chance of survival and elongation of life. Such findings come at a critical time as doctors and healthcare professionals seek…

ITHACA, N.Y. – Wines and table grapes exist thanks to a genetic exchange so rare that it’s only happened twice in nature in the last 6 million years. And since the domestication of the grapevine 8,000 years ago, breeding has…

IMAGE: Air conditioning could account for up to 40% of global CO2 emissions by 2050. view more  Credit: Chromatograph @ unsplash Due to climate change, the average global temperature will rise in the coming decades. This should also significantly increase the…

IMAGE: Artist rendering of early Earth view more  Credit: NASA Scientists have long thought that there was a direct connection between the rise in atmospheric oxygen, which started with the Great Oxygenation Event 2.5 billion years ago, and the rise of…