We tend to decry being alone. But emerging research suggests some potential benefits to being a loner – including for our creativity, mental health and even leadership skills. I can be a reluctant socialiser. I’m sometimes secretly pleased when social plans are called off. I get restless a few hours...

“Because freezing keeps food safe almost indefinitely, recommended storage times are for quality only,” says the USDA. “Food stored constantly at 0 degrees Fahrenheit will always be safe. Only the quality suffers with lengthy freezer storage.”  

Diabetes 1, or even Diabetes 2 diagnosis is a shock to the system. But from online support groups to "bionic pancreases," there are ways to manage the incurable disease. To start with, the most advanced tech isn't always available to everyone, and millions around the world don't have access to...

The Human Brain Project is a H2020 FET Flagship Project which strives to accelerate the fields of neuroscience, computing and brain-related medicine. This acceleration will be achieved by a strategic alignment of scientific research programmes in fundamental neuroscience, advanced simulation and multi-scale modelling with the construction of an enabling Research Infrastructure.

There's a surprising upside to the virus that causes polio disease, new research indicates. An engineered version of poliovirus improved the overall survival rate of patients with a lethal form of brain cancer, according to results from a phase one clinical trial. Among 61 patients with recurrent glioblastoma who received...