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Researchers report specific alterations in signaling circuits associated with memory can induce an abnormal response in neurons, which is linked to the aging process and cognitive decline.

Researchers are studying the brain activity of adults with ASD to better understand the cognitive changes that occur across aging in adulthood.

A new study reveals men who experience migraines have higher levels of estrogen than men who do not suffer the debilitating headaches.

Scientists have revealed a molecular mechanism that may play a role in the development of autism.

An international research team revealed a nuclear localization role for a conserved short stretch of a cardiac muscle regulator. Mutations within the RSRSP stretch of RBM20 cause the left ventricle to enlarge and weaken,...

When it comes to the 'smell test,' the nose isn't always the best judge of food quality. Now scientists report that they have developed a wireless tagging device that can send signals to smartphones warning consumers and...

In research that could lead to treatments for an aggressive type of liver disease, scientists describe a genetically humanized mouse that can be persistently infected with hepatitis delta virus.

Scientists have taken a significant step toward developing a new vaccine for malaria, revealing for the first time an 'atomic-scale' blueprint of how the parasite invades human cells. Using the Nobel Prize-winning techno...

Researchers have designed a way to sense dangerous chemicals using, in part, a simple rig consisting of a smartphone and a box made from Lego bricks, which could help first responders and scientists in the field identify...

As much of the UK and Europe swelters under heatwave conditions, new research has produced compelling evidence that loss of life through increased heat stress during heatwaves can be limited if we stabilize climate at th...

A new study has found that the female bladder not only contains bacteria, but the microbes are similar to those found in the vagina. The finding could lead to improved diagnostic tests and treatments for urinary tract in...

Researchers have developed synthetic T lymphocytes, or T cells, that are near-perfect facsimiles of human T cells. Their artificial cell could be a key step toward more effective drugs to treat cancer and autoimmune dise...

A new device that combines brain stimulation with EEG recordings could help to restore brain function in those suffering neurological disorders.

Liquid water sustains life on earth, but its physical properties remain mysterious among scientific researchers. Recently, a team of Swiss researchers used existing THz spectroscopy techniques to measure liquid water's h...

Heroin users make too much of a "wakefulness" chemical in their brains. The finding hints that milder opiates may offer a new way to treat narcolepsy

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has been plagued by delays and cost overruns, and now it has been delayed another year for a planned launch date in 2021

Researchers report dopamine neurons may play a role in fear extinction. The study suggests targeting dopamine neurons in the ventral tegmental area could be of therapeutic benefit to reduce the impact of learned fear in ...

The path of the "interstellar asteroid" discovered last year can't be explained by gravity alone - it was also pushed along by gas, so it might actually be a comet

Saturn's moon Enceladus spews plumes of water into space, and it's also spitting out complex organic molecules that could be the building blocks of life

Shrinking life chances plus lack of a social safety net may have left middle-aged Americans more vulnerable to suicide than peers in other rich nations

The magma ocean that covered early Mars crystallised into a crust faster than we thought, which would have given life on the Red Planet a head start

Researchers have identified electrical activity in the brain that is specific to the start of migraines. The new study reports spreading depolarization can be seen as a migraine begins, and an electrical current can be u...