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Using stem cells to generate a partial model of the brain, researchers discover how communication between neurons is altered in those with Schizophrenia.

Once upon a time, a powerful Sumerian king named Gilgamesh went on a quest, as such characters often do in these stories of myth and legend. Gilgamesh had witnessed the death of his best friend, Enkidu, and, fearing a si...

Exposing crocodiles to a variety of auditory and visual stimuli while in an MRI, researchers discover their brain processing patterns resemble that of other mammals and birds. The researchers speculate the fundamental me...

Researchers shed new light on neuroplasticity by sparking learning in tadpole brains. They discovered the key to neuroplasticity is how the brain generates new proteins. Findings could help deepen understanding of sensor...

Computer pioneer Alan Turing's only chemistry paper has inspired a new material that can remove salt from seawater five times faster than traditional filters

A gene variant that helps humans cope with colder climates also seems to have put people living in northerly regions at a higher risk of migraine

A blurry brown picture is the most detailed 3D image of bone ever produced. The model gives unique insight into the crystals inside our bones

We've seen two runaway stars hurtling through the galaxy at more than 700 kilometres per second, and dozens more going so fast they could escape the Milky Way

A new study sheds light on how the cerebellum is able to make predictions and learn from mistakes, especially when it comes to completing complex motor actions. The findings could help in the development of new machine l...

A theory developed with the late Professor Stephen Hawking stating that the universe is more simple and uniform than current models suggest was so shocking that it had to be sat on for a while before it was released to t...

Using electrical fields to simulate slow wave sleep, researchers enhance memory.

According to researchers, 40% of people with treatment resistant depression who received rTMS no longer had suicidal thoughts following treatment.

A new study reveals the role the anterior cingulate cortex and basolateral amygdala play in observational learning.

An international team of physicists studying antimatter have now derived an improved way of spatially compressing a state of matter called non-neutral plasma, which is made up of a type of antimatter particles, called an...

Researchers have identified three genes linked to hemiplegic migraine.

Researchers say industrial fishing could be exposing people in coastal areas and island nations to excessively high levels of mercury. It is estimated that people from 38% of countries examined may be exposed to higher m...

A recent article on rookie Jordan Hicks claims he is the new hardest thrower in Major League Baseball (MLB). This piqued my interest for several reasons. The admittedly out-of-touch baseball fan in me immediately wanted ...

All complex organisms rely on tiny nodules called mitochondria to supply their cells with energy - but mistletoe's mitochondria don't work and yet it survives

Beetles have been turned into autonomous flying robots. They could one day swarm through disaster zones on search and rescue missions

Now the UK is excluded from contracts to build Europe's Galileo satellites, it wants to talk up building its own system to keep aerospace firms from leaving

In a new study, researchers showed that using sound waves to levitate droplets of water in midair can improve the detection of harmful heavy metal contaminants such as lead and mercury in water. Detecting small amounts o...

FOR the feeding of babies, everyone agrees that "breast is best". It is not, however, always convenient. Textile workers in Bangladesh, who are mostly women, are entitled to four months' maternity leave. Once this is ove...