Intermittent fasting has been a health trend for years. Now, rigorous research is casting doubt on whether this method is more effective than conventional diets.

Could the same method one day power sleep-time ads? It's like the movie Inception, but without Leonardo DiCaprio, unless you imagine him. Researchers used carefully timed sound cues to nudge dream ...

On Dec. 25, 2002, Lewis Kay was in his lab at the University of Toronto, devising new ways to observe the invisible machinery of life. Or trying to, at least. The large molecules Kay has spent his ...

Researchers at McGill University have improved the efficiency of a method for converting human urine into clean energy. The method employs microbial fuel cells (MFCs), which use bacteria to turn ...

When an electron travels through a polar crystalline solid, its negative charge attracts the positively charged atomic cores, causing the surrounding crystal lattice to deform. The electron and ...

Fiber batteries are an emerging technology which could one day be used to create smart clothing with a wide array of functions, from charging electronic devices to acting as wearable controllers.

A new study finds no evidence of naturally occurring DMT or its storage in the serotonin neurons of the rat brain.

Eight University of Chicago scholars have earned Sloan Research Fellowships, which recognize early-career scholars’ potential to make substantial contributions to their fields.

Improving the conduct and reporting of newer methodological approaches Causal inference, the multidisciplinary field focused ...

We cannot draw conclusions about which financial arrangements work best for organizing rehabilitation services. Further high-quality research is needed, especially in low- and middle-income countries, ...

In the first instalment of LCGC International's interview series exploring how artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning ...

High blood pressure is a major health problem around the world. It affects millions of people and increases the risk of heart attacks, strokes, and kidney damage. While many people manage their blood ...