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A new study reveals both genetics and environment play a role in shaping brain connectivity.

Researchers have developed more sophisticated organoid models to help provide new insights into a range of neurological and psychological disorders.

Researchers reveal a non-coding RNA called Paupar is critical in influencing healthy brain development.

A new study examines the relationship between absolute and relative time estimates.

People with misophonia perform poorly in cognitive exercises when triggered by non-verbal sounds, such as chewing, researchers report.

A team led by Rice University scientists used a unique combination of techniques to observe, for the first time, a condensed matter phenomenon about which others have only speculated. The research could aid in the develo...

Researchers watch, in real time, as immune cells help repair the meninges following mild traumatic brain injury.

Mosquitoes are particularly attracted to the sweat of people who have malaria, suggesting the parasite that causes it may change a person's body odour

Stable joint cartilage can be produced from adult stem cells originating from bone marrow. This is made possible by inducing specific molecular processes occurring during embryonic cartilage formation, as researchers now...

A new Zebra fish study reveals a lack of sensory stimulation following birth can impact neurogenesis and brain development.

New research finds that internet search terms and tweets related to sexual risk behaviors can predict when and where syphilis trends will occur.

Giving opioids to animals to quell pain after surgery prolongs pain for three weeks and primes specialized immune cells in the spinal cord to be more reactive to pain, according to a new study. The authors say the parado...

Being an "evening person" is linked to higher body mass indices among people with Type 2 diabetes, and having breakfast later in the day seems to be what drives this association, according to a new article.

Stimulating the Ent circuit helped improve depressive behaviors in mouse models of major depressive disorder, researchers report.

The risk of developing cancer is more than three times higher during the first six months following blood clot in the leg, compared with the background population.

A large study showed that for individuals diagnosed with diabetes, screening is associated with a reduction in healthcare costs due to fewer admissions and doctor's visits and a reduction in prescribed medication.

While antibiotics have greatly reduced the dangers of ear infections, serious neurological complications, including hearing loss, facial paralysis, meningitis and brain abscess still occur.

Two new studies from researchers at USC provide fresh insight into Alzheimer's risks. Researchers say attending college can stave off dementia and help retain memories in old age. Additionally, researchers report reducin...

Dozens of underwater SwarmDiver drones can autonomously explore an area or encircle an object. To launch them they are just thrown into the sea

Wormholes could leave a signature smooshed shadow that future telescopes could detect.

A new study explores the psychological impact some people face when leaving their religion. Researchers report those who exited a religion tended to be less trusting in others and became more hedonistic.

Advances in nanotechnology have made it possible to control the size, shape, composition, elasticity and chemical properties of laboratory-made nanomaterials. Yet many of these materials do not to function as expected in...