A team of researchers found by tracking the movements and health of the Hadza, a hunter-gatherer community, that they lack…
Gene therapy reverses heart failure in mouse model of Barth syndrome
Barth syndrome is a rare genetic disease in boys that can cause life-threatening heart failure and also weakens the skeletal…
Emergency Department Clinician Perceptions’ of Implementing High-Sensitivity Troponin T Assay in an Academic Hospital Emergency Department
A newly approved, high-sensitivity troponin T (hsTnT) assay may offer opportunities to more rapidly assess for acute coronary syndrome and…
Our brains are powerful — but secretive — forecasters of video virality
Our brains can predict the popularity of online videos, without us even knowing it.
Collaborating with a team of rivals can resolve conflict — and advance science
Five social scientists holed up in an Amsterdam hotel for a week with the goal of reaching a scientific consensus…
Protecting DNA origami for anti-cancer drug delivery
Scientists coated octahedral-shaped DNA origami with peptoids that help protect the nanostructures in physiological environments relevant to biomedical applications including…
Robots that admit mistakes foster better conversation in humans
A new study showed that the humans on teams that included a robot expressing vulnerability communicated more with each other…
Sensory information underpins abstract knowledge
What we learn through our senses drives how knowledge is sorted in our brains, according to new research.
Machine learning augments detection of methane leaks
Though not as prevalent in the atmosphere as carbon dioxide, methane is a far more potent greenhouse gas. Occurring naturally…
F.D.A. Warns 7 Companies to Stop Claiming Silver and Other Products Treat Coronavirus
The Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission said the claims threaten public health because consumers might stop…