Human taste buds are easily manipulated. With just a few simple words, researchers have found the same chocolate chip cookie that can go from scrumptiously sweet and moist tasting to unpleasantly bitter and stale. It all depends on what the label tells us. When 58 adults from Ohio State University were given three cookies to … Read more
A widely used cancer drug that works on the immune system could push HIV out of hiding, leaving the virus potentially vulnerable to attack and eradication, according to promising results from a small new study. The introduction of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is almost non-existent: the virus is known for its ability to suppress the … Read more
Great-granddaughters of men who smoked cigarettes when they were boys before puberty are more likely to carry excess fat on their bodies as young girls several decades later, according to a shocking study. The find – which scientists claim to be one of the “first human demonstrations of the trans-generational effects of environmental exposure across … Read more
CORVALLIS, Ore. – A new study found a steep decline in the development of forest and agricultural land from 2000 to 2015 compared to the previous two decades, which has resulted in a widespread shift towards denser development patterns throughout the US. CORVALLIS, Ore. – A new study found a steep decline in the development … Read more
New analysis by David Geary at the University of Missouri and Gijsbert Stoet at the University of Essex in the United Kingdom finds that the career aspirations of nearly 500,000 early teens show consistent sex differences across 80 nations, suggesting that preferences may biologically influenced to play a role in gender segregation. in the workplace … Read more
A study led by Simon Fraser University researchers has found that an adequate flow of water during the summer can be crucial for the population of Chinook salmon inside British Columbia. A study led by Simon Fraser University researchers has found that an adequate flow of water during the summer can be crucial for the … Read more
A randomized trial to study caffeine-free coffee consumption among 100 volunteers for two weeks found potentially short-term health benefits that could be beneficial and detrimental to coffee drinking. When participants were randomly assigned to drink coffee, they were more physically active, but they also had an increased number of abnormal heartbeats and reduced sleep compared … Read more
A study by the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Social Sciences has revealed the limitations of manipulating emotional responses to stressful moments, with participants – especially women – relying on spontaneous controlled emotion rather than a compulsive coping response. These findings cast doubt on past research that suggested using a poker face or forced smile … Read more
The question of how life on our planet first began is one that we have not yet fully answered, but science is constantly getting closer – and a new study is identifying the structures of proteins that might have made it that it happened. Initially, the team behind the study decided to start from the … Read more
NASA’s Curiosity rover has found interesting organic compounds on the Red Planet that may be indications of ancient planet Mars, but it will take a lot more work to test that hypothesis. Some of those powder rock samples Curiosity has accumulated over the years containing an organic rich in carbon type that on Earth is … Read more