Patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) can improve their symptoms significantly by adding exposure and response…
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Scientists identify genetic factors that influence body weight and neurological disorders
Genetic factors that influence motor performance and body weight in a genetically diverse group of…
Nanopores could take the salt out of seawater
Engineers have found an energy-efficient material for removing salt from seawater that could provide a…
Focusing on user habits key to preventing email phishing, according to research
The cumulative number of successful phishing cyberattacks has risen sharply over the last decade, and…
Global health team pioneers development of a new antimalarial drug screening model
A new screening model to classify antimalarial drugs and to identify drug targets for the…
Dendrimer technology gets a grip on cell proteins, could improve cancer treatment
Researchers have devised a way to capture the finer details of complex cell processes by…
Zooplankton: Not-so-passive motion in turbulence
Imagine a species that is only one millimetre long and has only a limited swimming…
Scientists unravel brain circuits involved in cravings
Researchers studying rats have discovered that activation of designer neural receptors can suppress cravings in…
Plate tectonics thanks to plumes?
It is common knowledge that the Earth’s rigid upper layer called lithosphere is composed of…
Ancient stars at the center of the galaxy contain ‘fingerprints’ from the early universe
Astronomers have discovered some of the oldest stars in the galaxy, whose chemical composition and…