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(Chalmers University of Technology) With their insensitivity to decoherence what are known as Majorana particles could become stable building blocks of a quantum computer. The problem is that they only occur under very s...

Researchers have developed a new technique that could allow those with schizophrenia, who do not respond to medications, to control verbal hallucinations.

Researchers have found that excess levels of calcium in brain cells may lead to the formation of toxic clusters that are the hallmark of Parkinson's disease.

A new study implicates oxytocin in corrective punishment that helps maintain fairness.

A new study found that a newly discovered gene helps grow blood vessels when it senses inadequate blood flow to tissues.

Scientists have identified four viruses that can produce insulin-like hormones that are active on human cells. The discovery brings new possibilities for revealing biological mechanisms that may cause diabetes or cancer.

A thousand-year-old tooth has provided the first clear genetic evidence that the Taíno -- the indigenous people whom Columbus first encountered on arriving in the New World -- still have living descendants today, despit...

Researchers have identified fifteen new genes that help shape our facial features.

Adult male mice lacking a gene linked to intellectual disability have trouble completing and remembering mazes, with no changes in social or repetitive behavior, according to new research. This animal model provides a ne...

Researchers report our synapses grow larger and stronger during day time, but shrink by almost 20 percent as we sleep.

According to researchers, following a perinatal stroke that damages the language area in the left hemisphere, the brain remaps to use the right hemisphere for language.

A new Nature Communications study reveals increased calcium levels in brain cells may play a significant role in the development of Parkinson's disease.

Researchers have developed new tests that could help lead to earlier diagnosis of autism.

Deep-sea researchers captured an adorable video of a baby 'Dumbo' octopus swimming for the first time.

A team led by engineers at the University of California San Diego has used data mining and computational tools to discover a new phosphor material for white LEDs that is inexpensive and easy to make. Researchers built pr...

A team of scientists has developed an algorithm that can accurately pinpoint, in large regions of the human genome, mutations favored by natural selection. The finding provides deeper insight into how evolution works, an...

Researchers have discovered that the activation of a specific enzyme may help suppress the spread of tumors.

Without a doctor or dentist's guidance, some parents don't follow national recommendations for early dental care for their children, a new national poll finds.

An experimental treatment that sends electrical currents through the spinal cord has improved 'invisible' yet debilitating side effects for a Canadian man with a spinal cord injury.

Researchers have identified fifteen genes that determine our facial features.

Humans are still evolving and producing new gene variants, and one of them may give protection against becoming addicted to alcohol - by stopping us drinking altogether

The shortage of qualified data scientists is often highlighted as one of the major handbrakes on the adoption of big data and AI. But a growing number of tools are putting these capabilities in the hands of non-experts, ...