Are trigger warnings emotionally protective?
Do you like to see warnings about violent or other distressing content before watching a TV show or movie, or reading a book?
Public opinion on GMOs might impact similar technologies in stores
Researchers have found that an individual's perception of genetically modified organisms might impact their judgments about whether or not nanotechnology-enabled products should be labeled in sto..
Simple stickers may save lives of patients, athletes and lower medical costs
Researchers have created wearable medical electronic devices that someone can easily attach to their skin. The devices are made out of paper to lower the cost of personalized medicine.
No sweat required: Hypertension treatment mimics effect of exercise
By studying a chemical produced predominately in the liver, hypertension researchers have found a novel approach to lower blood pressure, even without reducing sodium intake or increasing exercise.
Environmental factors may trigger onset of multiple sclerosis
A new study finds that certain environmental conditions like salt concentrations and temperature may precipitate structural changes that take place in myelin sheaths in the onset of multiple sclerosis..
Infants are more likely to learn when with a peer
Researchers looked at the mechanisms involved in language learning among nine-month-olds, the youngest population known to be studied in relation to on-screen learning.
Youth violence lower in countries with complete ban on corporal punishment
A study shows that in countries where there is a complete ban on all corporal punishment of children there is less fighting among young people.
Population aging and decrease may have socioeconomic and environmental benefits
Environmental scientists argue that societies should embrace population aging and decrease. They cite multiple reports of the socioeconomic and environmental benefits of population aging, mortality-re..
Climate changes require better adaptation to drought
Europe's future climate will be characterized by more frequent heat waves and more widespread drought. Heat and drought will both challenge crop production, but drought in particular will be a pr..
New memristor boosts accuracy and efficiency for neural networks on an atomic scale
Hardware that mimics the neural circuitry of the brain requires building blocks that can adjust how they synapse. One such approach, called memristors, uses current resistance to store this informatio..