The proportion of people aged over 65 on antidepressants has more than doubled in two decades — according to new research led by the University of East Anglia. Despite a rise in antidepressant use, there was little change in the… Read More ›

A nuclear war between India and Pakistan could, over the span of less than a week, kill 50-125 million people — more than the death toll during all six years of World War II, according to new research. Source: An… Read More ›

If you’ve never had a heart attack or stroke, you likely should not be taking aspirin to prevent them, according to new research. Researchers at the University of Alberta Kolber reviewed three large, randomized, placebo-controlled studies published in 2018 that… Read More ›

Cause-and-effect statements may seem more true if the initial letters in the words are in alphabetical order because the human brain prefers patterns that follow familiar sequences. Source: True lies: How letter patterns color perceptions of truth

Washington State University scientists have developed a way to triple the shelf life of ready-to-eat macaroni and cheese, a development that could have benefits for everything from space travel to military use. Source: Getting mac and cheese to Mars

A new study by 2 University of Washington researchers and their colleagues questions the cost-effectiveness of fluoride varnish for preschoolers and calls its anti-cavity effects ‘modest and uncertain’ in this age group. Source: New UW study questions value of fluoride… Read More ›

A key theory that attributes the climate evolution of the Earth to the breakdown of Himalayan rocks may not explain the cooling over the past 15 million years, according to a Rutgers-led study. The study in the journal Nature Geoscience… Read More ›

CSHL researchers have shown that 10 different cancer drugs being given to about 1,000 human patients in clinical trials kill cancer in entirely different ways than previously thought. Source: Cancer drugs don’t always work as intended, researchers warn

Harvard scientists are blurring the distinction between brain and machine, designing nanoelectronics that look, move, and feel like real neurons. Camouflaged in the brain, this technology could offer a better way to treat Alzheimer’s disease or post-traumatic stress disorder, control… Read More ›

Negative interest rate policies in Europe and Japan were intended to stimulate flagging economies but research from the University of Bath they may be doing more harm than good. Source: Negative interest rate policies are backfiring — new research

Immunity against mumps virus appears insufficient in a fraction of college-aged people who were vaccinated in childhood, research from Emory and CDC indicates. The findings highlight the need to better understand the immune response to mumps and mumps vaccines. Source:… Read More ›

French organ transplant centers are far more likely to accept ‘lower-rated’ kidneys, like those from older organ donors, than centers in the United States, according to an analysis published today in JAMA Internal Medicine. French transplant centers would have transplanted… Read More ›

Prenatal exposure to the organophosphate pesticides has been linked to poorer cognition and behavior problems in children. A new study led by University of California, Berkeley, researchers is one of the first to use advanced brain imaging to reveal how… Read More ›

An observational study of 601 mother-child pairs from six cities in Canada hints at an apparent association between maternal exposure to fluoride during pregnancy and lower IQ scores measured in children ages 3 to 4. Community water has been fluoridated… Read More ›

Dark matter, which researchers believe make up about 80% of the universe’s mass, is one of the most elusive mysteries in modern physics. What exactly it is and how it came to be is a mystery, but a new Johns… Read More ›

It’s a comment we often hear in response to stories of child neglect: that parenting should require a licence. Researcher Dr Frank Ainsworth from James Cook University in Australia says that while the suggestion is based on concern for children,… Read More ›

Baby jumping spiders can hunt prey just like their parents do because they have vision nearly as good. A study published in the journal Vision Research helps explain how animals the size of a bread crumb fit all the complex… Read More ›

Heart disease and stroke mortality rates have almost stopped declining in many high-income countries, including Australia, and are even increasing in some countries, according to new research. Source: Long-term declines in heart disease and stroke deaths are stalling, research finds… Read More ›

University of California, Irvine researchers have made it possible to learn how key human brain cells respond to Alzheimer’s, vaulting a major obstacle in the quest to understand and one day vanquish it. By developing a way for human brain… Read More ›

Starting 6-month-old infants on solid food in the amounts recommended by standard feeding guides may lead to overfeeding, according to a study by scientists at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Source: Current guides for starting infants on… Read More ›