Bright-Light Treatment’s Power Over Stress-Induced Sleep Problems

Summary: Researchers unveiled the neural pathway linking chronic stress to sleep disturbances, shedding light on how bright-light treatment rectifies these issues. The study, involving mouse models, emphasized the crucial role…

Truth Relativism and its Ties to Conspiracy Theory Beliefs

Summary: Researchers explored the link between the belief that truth is relative and susceptibility to conspiracy theories. Two studies, involving Swedes and Brits, evaluated participants’ perspectives on truth and their…

Harnessing high-dimensional quantum states with QDs and OAM

Scheme of the flexible platform implemented to engineer both intra- and interparticle Orbital Angular Momentum based entangled states via quantum dot source. Credit: Nicolò Spagnolo. Quantum technology’s future rests on…

Despite oil and gas Cop26 pledge, rich countries invest billions

The US, Germany and Italy have been accused of backsliding on a Glasgow promise to end public subsidies to fossil fuel projects overseas The United States, Italy and Germany are…

Noninvasive biomarker tests could be alternatives to painful liver biopsies

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Led by the director of Virginia Commonwealth University’s Stravitz-Sanyal Institute of Liver Disease and Metabolic Health, a consortium studying noninvasive tests for liver disease has demonstrated…

Scientists grow humanized kidneys in pig embryos

Scientists have successfully grown kidneys made of mostly human cells inside pig embryos — taking researchers yet another step down the long road toward generating viable human organs for transplant.…

Google faces £7 bn claim on behalf of UK consumers

A claim has been filed in the UK accusing Google of breaching competition law. Google is facing a new lawsuit in Britain, which accuses the US tech giant of stifling…

Tuning the Chern number in the nitrogen-vacancy center in diamond

Researchers develop a protocol to extend the life of quantum coherence

This quantum sensor in the MIT Quantum Engineering Group is based on NV centers in diamond. It was designed and built by the research team. Credit: Massachusetts Institute of Technology…

Secondhand smoke may be a substantial contributor to lead levels found in children and adolescents, new study finds

Secondhand smoke may be an important but overlooked source of chronic lead exposure in kids and adolescents. That is the key finding of our recent study, published in the journal…