5+ day, 41+ min ago   (383+ words) A new study has uncovered an unexpected feature of human DNA linked to gene activity and the physical organization of DNA. The findings, published in Cell, could change how scientists think about DNA organization, transcription, and genome function. DNA and…...

5+ day, 16+ min ago   (863+ words) Researchers investigated the brain activity of younger and older people while they interacted—and the results are surprising. What happens in the brain when two people engage in joint creative activity and build a new relationship with one another in…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (456+ words) New research digs into how the heart, lungs, and brain work together to shape experience. We speak of “butterflies in the stomach,” a “racing heart,” being “choked up,” or needing to “catch our breath.” Language routinely treats emotion and thought…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago   (415+ words) (Credit: Fangjie Qi/NC State) Researchers from have created teardrop-shaped soft robots that leap upward or forward when exposed to infrared light—and will keep jumping as long as the light is present. The work demonstrates a new mechanism for…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago   (681+ words) As space missions become longer and ambitions for deep-space travel grow, scientists are working to understand how life beyond Earth may affect every system in the human body. Two years after her initial study took flight, Begum Mathyk and collaborators…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (680+ words) Researchers have found a way to wake up tired immune cells.. It’s like a shot of espresso for “exhausted” immune systems—a discovery that could restore the body’s defenses against cancer and infection. For decades, scientists have accepted that the…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (547+ words) “Always finish your antibiotics” is no longer considered medical best practice for all conditions. Surprised? You’re not alone. A new study has found that almost 90% of Americans believe that it’s always best to take the full course of antibiotics, even…...