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Men and women prefer best friends of the opposite sex and second-best friends of the same sex. Until middle age, that is, when friendship patterns change in ways important to evolution.
When you ingest cannabis, the chemical THC binds to the body's cannabinoid receptors which influence of the functioning of everything from your appetite to short-term memory.
A new study of over 200,000 Australians suggests that leading a sedentary lifestyle is unbelievably bad for you, greatly increasing your risk of death within the next three years.
As technology changes our relationship to the office, we need to change how we take breaks from work. That means using the flexibility of our technology to treat ourselves well.
Scientists in Britain have created artificial DNA, called XNA, by replacing natural sugars with synthetic polymers. In laboratory conditions, the XNA evolved according to Darwinian rules.
Researchers at the University of Glasgow have used 3D printers to synthesize chemical compounds commonly used in medicines, enabling a future of on-demand health care.
A new research institute out of MIT wants to bring the power of new computing to bear on medical devices, creating non-invasive tools to monitor patients and test new drugs faster.