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A new study reveals viruses can disable the production of Foxj1, causing ependymal cells to lose their structure, sparking hydrocephalus.

Two distinct clouds of ultracold atoms have been entangled for the first time, which could help us figure out where quantum effects begin and end

In even the most fuel-efficient cars, about 60 percent of the total energy of gasoline is lost through heat in the exhaust pipe and radiator. To combat this, researchers are developing new thermoelectic materials that ca...

A new neuroimaging study reveals people who consider themselves to be egotistical have no increased activity in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex when they think about the distant future. By contrast, altruistic people ...

Traditional 'male' values rank lower on the scale than helping others and being health conscious to Millennial men, researchers report.

A new way of taking images in the mid-infrared part of the spectrum, developed by researchers at MIT and elsewhere, could enable a wide variety of applications, including thermal imaging, biomedical sensing, and free-spa...

A new study aims to determine if the cannabis compound CBD can help to alleviate adverse symptoms associated with ASD.

Trying to retain too much information in our working memory can lead to a breakdown in communication between areas of the brain responsible for maintaining it, researchers say.

An earthquake that struck South Korea in 2017 was caused by a geothermal energy project that injected water underground - and risk assessments missed it

A research group has investigated more closely how a single embryonic cell develops into a heart, nerve or blood cell. For the first time, the researchers have been able to reconstruct the developmental trajectories of i...

A new, non invasive spinal stimulation method has helped restore movement to hands of paralyzed patients, researchers report.

Crescent dunes and meandering rivers can "forget" their initial shapes as they are carved and reshaped by wind and water while other landforms keep a memory of their past shape, suggests a new laboratory analysis by a te...

A 'cocktail' of monoclonal antibodies that can prevent Zika virus (ZIKV) infection in primates was not effective for treatment of fetuses, according to a new collaborative study. The team of researchers is now working on...

Researchers generally agree that garlic, used for thousands of years to treat human disease, can reduce the risk of developing certain kinds of cancers, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes. Nevertheless, research...

A new meta-analysis of more than 135,000 people with major depression and more than 344,000 controls has identified 44 genomic variants, or loci, that have a statistically significant association with depression.

Horses can remember the expressions on people's faces and use them to make judgements about whether people are nice or unpleasant

The use of brain computer interaction in movies can help enhance audience perception and engagement, a new study reveals.

You've heard of "nature versus nurture," and philosophers argue about which is more important. But how does this work on the cellular level?

Neonicotinoids are currently the most widely used pesticides in the world and frequently make headlines because of their harmful effects on honeybees and other insect pollinators. Now, a study indicates they may also hav...

Biomedical engineers have used a CRISPR/Cas9 genetic engineering technique to turn off a gene that regulates cholesterol levels in adult mice, leading to reduced blood cholesterol levels and gene repression lasting for s...

A group of Brazilian researchers confirmed for the 1st time in vivo the efficiency of Zika virus in infecting CNS tumor cells -- tests even showed that the resulting viral particles were less harmful than the ones create...

Why build an asteroid cannon? 1) Because it could help explain the history of early Earth, and 2) because it's awesome.