4+ day, 19+ hour 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…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (571+ words) When psychiatrists assess the same patient, they agree on the diagnosis in only about half of cases, according to a new study. In the 1970s, psychiatric diagnoses were marked by considerable uncertainty and disagreement. Since then, organizations such as the American…...

4+ day, 19+ hour 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…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (337+ words) Smartwatches can provide useful health information, but many of those numbers are algorithmic estimates rather than direct measurements of the body, and some outputs are more accurate than others, a new study finds. Smartwatches are widely used to track sleep,…...

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…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (648+ words) A sharp drop in credit score, missed loan payments, and repossession may be warning signs for suicide risk, according to new research. A JAMA Network Open study found that veterans experiencing major financial stress were significantly more likely to die…...

1+ week, 6+ day 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…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (397+ words) A new study sheds light on one of nature’s biggest immune mysteries. It’s a question that has puzzled scientists for years. How can the world’s only winged mammals carry viruses that cause severe disease while rarely becoming seriously ill themselves?...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (624+ words) Georgia Tech economist Casey Wichman explains how increased wildfire smoke from climate change affects spending, productivity, and health care costs. Wildfires in the United States are getting bigger and the season is getting longer, fueled by hotter and drier weather…...