Great apes — orangutans, chimpanzees, bonobos and gorillas — realize that they can be wrong when making choices, according to new research.
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Researchers have discovered a key to embryonic stem cell rejuvenation in a gene — Zscan4. This breakthrough finding could have major implications for aging research, stem cell biology, regenerative medicine and cancer biology.
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The electronics can bend, stretch and twist. Now the flexible and stretchable electronics can map waves of electrical activity in the heart with better resolution and speed than that of conventional cardiac monitoring technology. Researchers from three institutions are the first to demonstrate a flexible silicon electronics device used for a medical application. The thin [...]
A new study has found that falls are not just a problem for older adults. Researchers have found that people in their 20s and 30s have significant issues affecting their balance, indicating an increased risk for falling. A researcher has now developed a screening test that could quickly diagnose an individual’s risk of falling at [...]
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With loggerhead sea turtle nests in dramatic decline, researchers would love to know more about where the turtles go, and what they eat, so they can better protect the creatures’ habitat.
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People in developed nations are living in good health as much as a decade longer than their parents did, not because aging has been slowed or reversed, but because they are staying healthy to a more advanced age.
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Physicists have created “handshaking” particles that link together based on their shape rather than randomly. Their work marks the first time scientists have succeeded in “programming” particles to join in this manner and offers a type of architecture that could enhance the creation of synthetic materials.
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The ability to taste and smell can be lost or impaired after a head injury, according to a new study. The research established that mild to severe traumatic brain injury could cause olfactory loss.
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Astronomers have long known that in many surveys of the very distant Universe, a large fraction of the total intrinsic light was not being observed. Now, thanks to an extremely deep survey using two of the four giant 8.2-m telescopes that make up ESO’s Very Large Telescope and a unique custom-built filter, astronomers have determined [...]
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This World TB Day, researchers in Australia have announced they have made an important discovery that could lead to the first new drug for tuberculosis in almost 50 years. The scientists are looking at the genetics of TB in the hope they will reveal a way to reduce the impact of one of the deadliest [...]
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