18+ min ago   (621+ words) For more than three decades, psychology labs have had a dependable recipe for making a healthy adult miserable on command. Someone finally asked the people who cook it. The authors then turn that observation into an open research question. Does…...

22+ min ago   (586+ words) The number everyone quotes is about 14 times a day. It appears in textbooks, patient handouts, and clinic conversations. It now looks low. Researchers at the University of Maryland built a small electrochemical sensor that snaps onto ordinary underwear and tracks…...

47+ min ago   (916+ words) Novocure said Tuesday that a cybersecurity incident in mid-August involving unauthorized access to certain information systems exposed internal records belonging to more than 1,400 U.S. patients. The oncology company said it activated its response plan, put containment measures in place, and opened…...

5+ hour, 17+ min ago   (656+ words) For more than three decades, the standard way to make a person measurably stressed in a laboratory has been to sit them in front of an unresponsive panel and ask them to sell themselves for a job. An article collecting…...

10+ hour, 47+ min ago   (721+ words) Diamonds are known for being exceptionally hard. Scientists have now found that when the material is made extremely thin and flexible, it can also generate electricity. Researchers at the University of Hong Kong discovered that ultrathin diamond membranes produced a…...

1+ day, 17+ min ago   (805+ words) The research is well established at this point. Say a swear word out loud, and you can hold your hand in ice water longer, squeeze a grip dynamometer harder, and push a bike further. The obvious problem is that most…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (979+ words) Reaching a problem deep inside the brain can force surgeons to navigate some of the body's most delicate tissue. Now, researchers in the Netherlands are testing an unusual alternative: a tiny robot that can screw its way through brain tissue…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (985+ words) When rescuers search a collapsed building, every minute matters. But the places where trapped people are found can also be the places humans and conventional robots struggle to reach. Researchers in Australia are exploring an unusual alternative: cockroaches equipped with…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (870+ words) A CT scan can show doctors what a patient's blood vessel looks like. Meanwhile, researchers at the University of Sydney have found a way to take that image off the screen and turn it into a tiny physical replica. The…...

4+ day, 27+ min ago   (788+ words) Two operations inside a surgical training center at the University of California San Diego ended the same way: a pig's gallbladder out, and a five-foot machine standing where a bedside assistant usually stands. The robot weighed 60 pounds. It held a…...