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Being in the shower is the classic example. Your mind wanders. Then, all of the sudden, eureka! A new insight or creative breakthrough occurs. Researchers have investigated why a wandering mind sometimes comes up with creative solutions to a problem when a person is engaged in a “mindless” task.

A researcher has developed a new theory of consciousness, explaining why it developed, what it is good for, which disorders affect it, and why dieting (and resisting other urges) is so difficult.

A new screening test App could help advance the early detection of Parkinson’s disease and severe COVID-19, improving the management of these illnesses.

New research has settled the debate surrounding the role of collagen in pancreatic cancer growth and spread, revealing that the nature and quality of collagen surrounding the tumor can determine survival prospects.

A proposal to cover Arctic sea ice with layers of tiny hollow glass spheres the thickness of a human hair would actually accelerate sea-ice loss and warm the climate rather than creating thick ice and lowering the temperature as proponents claim.

Researchers have published a study that shows that the phenomenology of "mind blanking" challenges the belief that the human mind is always thinking.

Scientists have discovered a novel, noninvasive method to predict and reduce the relapse of childhood cancers.

A messenger RNA that can either be used to produce protein or make a noncoding telomerase RNA has been discovered for the first time.

Researchers shed light on how an optimal intake of electrophilic compounds like procyanidins, found in foods like chocolate and apples, is linked to hormesis of hemodynamic and metabolic responses.

According to research, 3D printed flavor-based cues related to a memory allowed people to "time travel” back to the past with an enhanced memory of the event.