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A new paper reviews some of the possible psychological and neurological disorders experienced by characters in Alice in Wonderland.

This post is part of a series, (read Part I and Part II) introducing a heuristic method for thinking about spacetime and charge that I like to call "the pond". Electromagnetic waves are often described as being similar t...

A new study that seeks to better ascertain HIV mortality rates in Zambia could provide a model for improved national and regional surveillance approaches, and ultimately, more effective HIV treatment strategies.

Astrocytes may be good targets to prevent, or even reverse, the effects of normal aging, researchers suggest.

A new study reveals a commonality in gene activity related to the same immune response and inflammatory pathways in the brains of patients with Parkinson's and Huntington's disease.

Microscopic yeast have been wreaking havoc in hospitals around the world -- creeping into catheters, ventilator tubes, and IV lines -- and causing deadly invasive infection. One culprit species, Candida auris, is resista...

The fat of obese people becomes distressed, scarred and inflamed, which can make weight loss more difficult.

Researchers have succeeded in the localized cooling of the heart during a heart attack, a world first. By cooling part of the heart prior to and following angioplasty, the cardiologists believe that the damage from a hea...

The approach could represent the first new treatment to improve survival in patients with severe scleroderma in more than four decades.

Current therapies for Parkinson's disease are mainly of a replacement type and pose problems in the long term, so the challenge is to establish an early diagnosis and develop neuroprotective and neurorestorative therapie...

New research reports that hyperreactive brain networks could play a part in the hypersensitivity of fibromyalgia.

It is well known that healthy eating increases our general sense of wellbeing. Researchers have now discovered that a fiber-rich diet can have a positive influence on chronic inflammatory joint diseases, leading to stron...

Thousands of websites are tricking people into mining cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, adblockers might be the only way to stop them

University of Michigan researchers report hyperreactive brain networks may play a role in hypersensitivity associated with fibromyalgia.

When you have the flu, one choice looms large in front of your feverish eyes: Should you drag your aching body out in the cold to go to the doctor or hospital, or should you just wrap yourself in blankets, drink fluids a...

A new paper offers the most complete model yet of how a hurricane gets its eye.

A new study in Biological Psychiatry implicates the habenula in controlling social behavior. Increasing activity in the habenula leads to social problems, researchers report.

If alien planets have canyons and mountains like ours, we may be able to catch a glimpse of them in an exoplanet's shadow as it passes in front of its star

Bitcoin gets all the attention, especially since it recently rocketed towards $20,000. But many other cryptocurrencies exist, and more are being created at an accelerating rate. A quick look at coinmarketcap.com shows ov...

The failure of SSRI antidepressants can be a result of genetic variations in patients. Variations within the gene that encodes the CYP2C19 enzyme results in extreme differences in the levels of escitalopram achieved in p...

The universe is expanding but our measurements of the rate are all over the place and they just got worse, so we can't tell when the cosmos is going to die

Researchers have discovered a link between elevated levels of amyloid beta and worsening anxiety symptoms. The research supports the hypothesis that some psychiatric symptoms could indicate the early stages of Alzheimer'...