Medical researchers have solved the mystery of a rare inherited disease that caused extreme, and sometimes fatal, chronic diarrhea in children. Now, following an arduous investigative odyssey that exp..

Toddlers are surprisingly good at processing the speech of other young children, according to a new study. And toddlers who have more exposure to other children, such as those in daycare, may be parti..

Scientists have achieved the first realization of a terahertz quantum cascade laser operating without cryogenic cooling. This feat heralds the widespread use of these devices in practical applications..

Mechanical engineers have discovered a way to produce more electricity from heat than thought possible by creating a silicon chip, also known as a 'device,' that converts more thermal radiat..

Researchers are hopeful that new strategies could emerge for slowing the growth and recurrence of the most common primary brain cancer in adults, glioblastoma, based on the results of a new study.

In a global first, scientists have demonstrated that heat energy can be manipulated by utilizing the quantum mechanical principle of anti-parity-time symmetry. Using this method, they were able to con..

Defying expectations, scorpionflies were found to have ecomorphed in parallel evolutions, independently adapting along different high altitude locations in Japan. Using Bayesian simulations and molecu..

New findings show that, on top of its benefits for metabolism, mood, and general health, exercise also improves brain function. In recent studies, researchers learned that obese and overweight individ..

How does the brain process rewards? Researchers are investigating how the brain responds differently to two commonly ingested rewards — food and alcohol — to understand how they alter neural activit..

Electrical stimulation of the brain through the vagus nerve increases the motivations to work for food, according to recent findings. These findings demonstrate a novel method to alter motivation to o..