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Large-scale study assesses the short-term impact on stress of self-administered mindfulness exercises
Mindfulness practices, derived from ancient meditative traditions, have become increasingly popular in modern society. Past studies have found that these practices, which encourage people to...
The largest repository of transcription factor binding data in human tissues compiled to date
Transcription factors (TFs) are proteins that bind to specific DNA sequences, regulating the transcription of genetic information from DNA to messenger RNA (mRNA). These proteins play a pivotal role...
A high-temperature superconductor with zero resistance that exhibits strange metal behavior
Researchers at Zhejiang University and Sun Yat-Sen University have gathered evidence of high-temperature superconductivity with zero resistance and strange metal behavior in a material identified in...
Nf1 gene mutations disrupt brain cell plasticity and motor learning in mice
Neurogenetic disorders, such as neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), are diseases caused by a defect in one or more genes, which can sometimes result in cognitive and motor impairments. Better...
New yttrium-doping strategy enhances 2D transistors
Electronics engineers and materials scientists have been trying to identify materials that could help to boost the performance of electronics further, overcoming the inherent limitations of...
Sony introduces AI for single-instrument accompaniment generation in music production
In recent decades, many engineers have started developing artificial intelligence (AI)-based tools that can support the work of creative professionals, speeding up or enhancing the production of...
Merging AI and human efforts to tackle complex mathematical problems
By rapidly analyzing large amounts of data and making accurate predictions, artificial intelligence (AI) tools could help to answer many long-standing research questions. For instance, they could...
Stimulating the medial prefrontal cortex changes a person’s perceived attractiveness, study suggests
Humans typically perceive others and themselves as more or less physically attractive, yet the neural underpinnings of these attractiveness-related perceptions remain widely unexplored. While some...
A new method to achieve smooth gait transitions in hexapod robots
Robots that can navigate various terrains both rapidly and efficiently could be highly advantageous, as they could successfully complete complex missions in challenging environments. For instance,...
A method to enable safe mobile robot navigation in dynamic environments
To successfully complete missions in dynamic and unstructured real-world environments, mobile robots should be able to adapt their actions in real-time to avoid collisions with nearby objects,...