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Mental Health Watchdog forced to say “I told you” about depression chemical imbalance
Europe
Landmark study disproves that a “chemical imbalance” causes depression—a scientifically meaningless theory that has misled consumers while driving up antidepressant sales to $15 billion a year.
News
The paper provides a new technique for improving and changing the function of proteins. Improved protein function opens the door to novel drug development possibilities. Maurice Michel, assistant professor at…
News
New research by Yale researchers offers important clues into the genetic causes of Parkinson’s disease, a severe and incurable motor disorder. Although the development of Parkinson’s disease has been closely…
International
The most prestigious scientific journal Nature Energy published an article by German scientists on the development of a technology for the scalable production of today's most advanced perovskite solar cells.…
International
According to the Financial Times, Rolls-Royce plans to begin ground testing of two aircraft engines of its own production using hydrogen fuel. The first test will take place this year…
Africa
When we think of spiders, we most often picture webs of cobwebs that they use to capture their prey. Now, new research published in Ecology and Evolution reveals another surprising…
Environment
The largest active volcano in Europe - Etna is sliding eastward into the sea, and scientists fear that it could cause a catastrophic tsunami, the "Greek Reporter" reported. Scientists are…
Archeology
An unknown god described in inscriptions from the ancient city of Palmyra, located in modern Syria, has long puzzled scientists. But now a researcher says she's cracked the case, Live…
International
The post was published in iXBT.com blogs, its author is not related to iXBT.com editors “These incredible photos taken above CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have sparked new conspiracy theories…
Environment
Zoologists have discovered that foxes living in the Scottish Highlands regularly eat the excrement of domestic dogs. They feed most actively on them during periods with a low number of…
