Exposure to plastic chemical leads to shorter reproductive life
Mice exposed to high doses of a common plasticizing chemical in utero exhibit significant reproductive alterations and precancerous lesions as…
Antioxidants found to impair muscle function
Antioxidants increasingly have been praised for their benefits against disease and aging, but new studies at Kansas State University show…
Tantalizing glimpse of macroscopic quantum effects
The weird laws of quantum mechanics govern how molecules, atoms and smaller particles behave, but quantum phenomena sometimes “leak up”…
More evidence for herpes conferring beneficial anti-bacterial effect
A new study by scientists at the Trudeau Institute has confirmed intriguing findings from earlier research that showed that mice…
Expensive Placebo Works Better Than Cheap One
A 10-cent pill doesn’t kill pain as well as a $2.50 pill, even when they are identical placebos, according to…
Exotic Form Of Carbon Dioxide Cranks Up Greenhouse Effect On Venus
Planetary scientists have tracked down an exotic form of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of Venus, which they believe could…
The Strange Case Of The Missing Dimension
Scientists at Los Alamos have uncovered an intriguing quantum mechanical phenomenon while studying magnetic waves in barium copper silicate (a…
Ritual A Critical Element Of Placebo Effect
The nature of the so-called placebo effect continues to tantalize scientists as an increasing number of lab experiments are detecting…
Placebo Effect Produces Real Painkillers
A study from the University of Michigan (U-M) has provided the first direct evidence that endorphins – the brain’s own…