A new study shows that teenagers who use e-cigarettes, a practice called vaping, have a higher probability of using combustible tobacco products than teens who have used neither, according to UPI. E-cigarettes have grown in popularity as an alternative to smoking cigarettes because they are thought to be less detrimental to health than traditional cigarettes or other products that involveRead more

Iranian researchers in association with their colleagues from Switzerland and Japan studied the nature of halogen bond between fluorine atoms. Results of the research have applications in pharmaceutical and nanotechnology researches. In the past decades, the importance of halogen bond has been discovered and studied in biological or non-biological systems more than any other time. Halogen bonds are very importantRead more

Our brains are wired to prepare us, during quiet moments, to be socially connected to other people, neuroscientists report. Facebook is aligned with the state of our brains at rest -- which can explain why it's such a popular activity when we want to take a break. A new study by UCLA neuroscientists sheds light on why social networks suchRead more

In a stunning discovery that overturns decades of textbook teaching, researchers determined that the brain is directly connected to the immune system by vessels previously thought not to exist. The discovery could have profound implications for diseases from autism to Alzheimer's to multiple sclerosis. That such vessels could have escaped detection when the lymphatic system has been so thoroughly mappedRead more

Iranian researchers used new cheap materials through a simple method to synthesize biodegradable and biocompatible nanocarriers which control the rate and amount of drug release. In conventional drug delivery systems, alternative consumption of drugs varies the concentration of drug in blood stream between harmful and ineffective. Novel drug release systems are used to overcome the problems caused by conventional drugRead more

A key element of infant brain development occurs years earlier than previously thought, a research showed. Scientists from the University of Louvain have discovered that a key element of infant brain development occurs years earlier than previously thought. The way we perceive faces -- using the right hemisphere of the brain -- is unique and sets us apart from non-humanRead more

Researchers found that beginning readers who focus on letter-sound relationships, or phonics, increase activity in the area of their brains best wired for reading. According to new Stanford research investigating how the brain responds to different types of reading instruction, to develop reading skills, teaching students to sound out "C-A-T" sparks more optimal brain circuitry than instructing them to memorizeRead more

Iranian researchers from Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources proposed a new method for the production of cellulose nanocomposites. This method doesn’t include discrete production of nanomaterials and while being simpler requires less time and cost. The normal process to produce a nanocomposite is to synthesize a nanometric particle and adding it to the structure of the composite.Read more

You might not need to remember those complicated e-mail and bank account passwords for much longer. According to a new study, the way your brain responds to certain words could be used to replace passwords. In "Brainprint," a newly published study in academic journal Neurocomputing, researchers from Binghamton University observed the brain signals of 45 volunteers as they read aRead more

Individuals with a higher level of moral reasoning skills showed increased gray matter in the areas of the brain implicated in complex social behavior, decision making, and conflict processing as compared to subjects at a lower level of moral reasoning, according to new research. Moral development research pioneered by psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg in the mid-20th century shows that people progressRead more