Girls and boys might be more vulnerable to the negative effects of social media use at different times during their adolescence, say an international team of scientists.
Developing a new neuroscience model is no small feat. New faculty member Brady Weissbourd has risen to the challenge in order to study nervous system evolution, development, regeneration, and function.
Longtime MIT faculty member led investigations into cosmic-ray physics and gamma-ray and X-ray astronomy.
DIABETES Through new knowledge of how the so-called GIP receptor works inside human cells, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have come a step closer to improving the existing treatment for obesity and diabetes.
A new computational tool empowers decision-makers to target interventions.
Discovery of a gene in multiple mammalian species could pave the way for a highly effective, reversible and non-hormonal male contraceptive for humans and animals.
Suspected suicidal cannabis exposures have increased 17% annually, over a period of 12 years, according to a Washington State University-led analysis of U.S. poison center data.
A perovskite-based device that combines aspects of electronics and photonics may open doors to new kinds of computer chips or quantum qubits.
TEETH Danish oral health has improved; so a large study of the Danes’ oral health the past 30 years concludes. However, the researchers stress that when it comes to oral and dental health, the country is still characterised by great inequalities.
Safety concerns related to the widely used painkiller diclofenac may be tied to a little-studied drug-metabolizing enzyme whose expression can vary as much as 3,000 times from one individual to the next, according to new research.
With the new method, scientists can explore many cancer mutations whose roles are unknown, helping them develop new drugs that target those mutations.
Quitting alcohol or drugs was not a top priority for people experiencing homelessness in a harm reduction treatment study, yet participants still reduced their use of both.
GENETICS Thousands of years ago, Ancient Siberian societies that were thought to be isolated traded their dogs with outside populations, new research from University of Copenhagen finds. The trading could have happened due to the usefulness of the dogs in hunting, herding and sledding, explains lead author of the study.
In the battle against disease transmission, pork farmers have to look out for more than just sick pigs.
A new study shows the carbon-capturing phytoplankton colonized the ocean by rafting on particles of chitin.
A new genetic test can identify dogs at risk of a potentially deadly disorder resulting in excessive bleeding and bruising in the hours and days following surgical procedures.
DRUGS Many clinical researchers and companies in the pharmaceutical industry are developing drugs for Parkinson’s Disease aimed at a specific mechanism. But they may not help the majority of patients suffering from the disease, new mouse study from University of Copenhagen suggests.
The method could enable a rapid test to determine whether individuals are producing antibodies that help protect against Covid-19.
Researchers identify a property that helps computer vision models learn to represent the visual world in a more stable, predictable way.
FREEZING Ice-cold winter swimming and hot visits to the sauna could help the body adapt for extreme temperatures, a new study from the University of Copenhagen Shows. The winter swimmers in the study showed higher heat production in response to cold.