A new study found that the NFL, NBA and NHL teams traveling from west to…
Month: June 2016
Possible missing link between sleep and improved memory
A team of sleep researchers has found that the autonomic nervous system, which is responsible…
Zika’s potential threat to world blood supply deserves study and action
Blood safety researchers say it is highly likely that the mosquito-borne Zika virus can be…
Sleepiness and fatigue linked to brain atrophy in cognitively normal elderly
A new study found that normal older adults who experience excessive sleepiness during the day…
These maps reveal where rats, monkeys, and other mammals may pass diseases on to humans
The majority of infectious diseases currently emerging as human epidemics originated in mammals. Yet we…
How insights into human learning can foster smarter artificial intelligence
Recent breakthroughs in creating artificial systems that outplay humans in a diverse array of challenging…
Pituitary tissue grown from human stem cells releases hormones in rats
Researchers have successfully used human stem cells to generate functional pituitary tissue that secretes hormones…
Bone hormone boosts muscle performance during exercise but declines with age
When we exercise, our bones produce a hormone called osteocalcin that increases muscle performance, according…
Fighting virtual reality sickness
Engineers have developed a way to combat virtual reality sickness that can be applied to…
Regenerating memory with neural stem cells
Although brains — even adult brains — are far more malleable than we used to…