Jena, Germany, 1924: Working in near-isolation and with painstaking tediousness, the psychiatrist Hans Berger observes rhythmic electrical activity from the scalp of human subjects. He is convinced the activity arises…
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Could sharing a bedroom with your pets be keeping you from getting a good night’s sleep?
Sleeping with your dog in the same room could be negatively affecting your sleep quality, according to my team’s recently published research in Scientific Reports. We recruited a nationally representative…
New Wireless Tech Helps Service Dogs Battle Veterans’ PTSD
Canine Companions, a service dog company, will announce new technology this week that enables trained canines to perform tasks, such as tamping down anxiety and interrupting nightmares, after receiving wireless…
Fine-scale thermal heterogeneity drives summertime limpet distributions – Functional Ecologists
In this blog post, Spencer Virgin, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, discusses his study “Behavioural thermoregulation and food availability drive fine-scale seasonal habitat partitioning in…
Boeing’s 1st Starliner astronaut launch delayed again, to May 6
The first crewed launch of Boeing’s new Starliner capsule has been delayed by an additional five days, to May 6. NASA and Boeing had been targeting May 1 for the…
Study finds e-cigarette users now more likely to quit traditional cigarettes
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new paper in Nicotine & Tobacco Research finds that smokers who switch to electronic cigarettes are now more likely to stop smoking regular cigarettes. In…
The risks of mixing alcohol and sports wagering
UNLV psychology professor and addictions expert Shane W. Kraus partnered on research into the links between sports gambling and binge drinking. Credit: Becca Schwartz/UNLV It turns out that money isn’t…
New research uses coaxial ‘dish’ antenna to scan for dark matter
A rendering of the BREAD design. The “Hershey’s Kiss”-shaped structure funnels potential dark matter signals to the copper-colored detector on the left. The detector is compact enough to fit on…
Stress and Trauma Risk Factors for Alzheimer’s
Summary: Researchers linked midlife stress and childhood trauma to an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease and neuroinflammation. Analyzing 1,290 volunteers, researchers found that stressful life events, especially during midlife, correlate…
