The term “telepathy” was coined in 1882 by Frederic Myers to describe direct mind-to-mind communication outside known sensory channels. No scientific evidence yet supports it, but innovation is attempting to emulate it.
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Telepathy, the notion of humans transmitting thoughts directly from one…
President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, on a deal with the drug company Pfizer to sell some of its drugs at discounts (supposedly reflecting “most favored nation” prices or the lowest among U.S. peers) on a…
In the realm of memories, “where” holds special importance. Where did I leave my keys? Where did I eat dinner last night? Where did I first meet that friend? Recalling locations is necessary for daily life, yet spatial memory — which keeps track of “where” — is one of the first cognitive…
The open question is whether policies should lean more heavily on markets, with their proven record of innovation and efficiency, or on government interventions that expand access but risk slowing progress.
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Calls to lower drug prices are back in the headlines, most recently with the…
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) have become public enemy number one in nutrition debates. From dementia to obesity and an epidemic of “food addiction,” these factory-made products, including crisps, ready meals, fizzy drinks and packaged snacks, are blamed for a wide range of modern health…
Vascular dementia — cognitive impairment caused by disease in the brain’s small blood vessels — is a widespread problem, but it has not been as thoroughly studied as Alzheimer’s disease, in which abnormal plaques and protein tangles are deposited in neural tissue.
One researcher at The…
The cumulative effect of social advantages across a lifetime – from parental warmth in childhood to friendship, community engagement and religious support in adulthood – may slow the biological processes of aging. These social advantages appear to set back “epigenetic clocks” such that a…
Cancer cells mount an instant, energy-rich response to being physically squeezed, according to a study published in the journal Nature Communications. The surge of energy is the first reported instance of a defensive mechanism which helps the cells repair DNA damage and survive the crowded…
A new study reported in Nature has determined that the amino acid cysteine could promote regeneration among cells in the small intestine. The work showed that cysteine can activate an immune signaling cascade that boosts the regrowth of intestinal cells and…