Summary: Walking can enhance connections within and between three critical brain networks, one of which is linked to Alzheimer’s disease. The research, involving older adults with normal cognitive function and…
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Understanding Delusions of Control: How Schizophrenia Alters Perception of Action
Summary: A new study sheds light on the phenomenon of ‘delusions of control’, often experienced by schizophrenia patients. This condition, marked by the belief that one’s actions are controlled by…
Soil microbes that survived tough climates can help young trees do the same
Microbial stress can be a boon for young trees. Saplings grown in soil microbes that have experienced drought, cold or heat are more likely to survive when faced with those…
Virgin Galactic resumes spaceflights after two year pause
Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo space plane Unity and mothership seen separating above Spaceport America, New Mexico in July 2021 — the company has resumed spaceflights after a nearly two-year hiatus. Virgin…
New methods will allow for better tests of Einstein’s general theory of relativity using LIGO data
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity describes how the fabric of space and time, or spacetime, is curved in response to mass. Our sun, for example,…
UN advises against offsets for carbon removal technologies
The United Nations climate body has cast doubt over technologies that aim to suck carbon pollution from the atmosphere, calling them “unproven” and potentially risky. In a briefing note, unnamed…
Study presents a new, highly efficient converter of quantum information carriers
An image of Dr. Michal Karpinski obtained using a standard Fresnel lens (photo: Mirosław Kazmierczak, source: University of Warsaw). Credit: Mirosław Kaźmierczak Light is a key carrier of information. It…
5,000 deep-sea animals new to science turned up in ocean records
More than 5,000 animal species previously unknown to science live in a pristine part of the deep sea. Their home — called the Clarion-Clipperton Zone — sits in the central…
Afternoon exercise linked with greater improvements in blood sugar levels for patients with type 2 diabetes
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Over 37 million Americans have diabetes, and 90 to 95% of that population are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Lifestyle interventions, such as a healthy diet…
