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Both dogs and humans can suffer from ichthyosis, a disorder in which the skin becomes very dry, scaly, and prone to secondary infections. Medical researchers have uncovered new details about one form of the disease and t...

Researchers have identified a subset of neurons in a region of the hypothalamus that play a critical role in regulating feeding and appetite in mice.

Researchers have developed a new machine learning algorithm that can autonomously and efficiently identify dendritic spines with 90% accuracy.

Nanofiber-based wound dressings loaded with vitamin D spur the production of an antimicrobial peptide, a key step forward in the battle against surgical site infections, or SSIs.

Researchers report on the role of the thalamus in perception and reaction to predators.

A new study reveals OLM cell activity can affect memory encoding. The findings enhance understanding of how a single component in memory circuits can affect memory formation.

There is a difference between general aggressive behavior and bullying. They are not the same thing and the distinction matters, according to new findings.

In a randomized long-term lifestyle change trial, an Internet-based health behavior change support system was effective in improving weight loss and reduction in waist circumference for up to two years.

The NPS DataHub allows forensic chemists to share data on new drug analogs, including their chemical structures and signatures, which are the keys to identifying them in the lab.

Researchers have found that the cost for the 10 'highest spend' medications in Medicare Part D -- the US federal government's primary prescription drug benefit for older citizens -- rose almost one-third between 2011 and...

Anaplasmosis, a tick-borne febrile disease, can be carried by wild mammals before being transmitted to humans through a tick bite. Now, researchers have found that Anaplasma bacteria alter the patterns of other microbes ...

New research presents a technique that could help treat African sleeping sickness, which impacts millions in sub-Saharan Africa and -- in its late stages -- can be fatal.

Researchers have identified a protein that powers the virulence of the bacteria that causes gonorrhea, opening the possibility of a new target for antibiotics and, even better, a vaccine.

Scientists have long known that diamond is the best material for conducting heat, but it has drawbacks: It is costly and is an electrical insulator; when paired with a semiconductor device, diamond expands at a different...

Laser lights. Electron camera. Reaction.

Transistors are tiny switches that form the bedrock of modern computing; billions of them route electrical signals around inside a smartphone, for instance.

Diamonds are prized for their purity, but their flaws might hold the key to a new type of highly secure communications.

If your laptop or cell phone starts to feel warm after playing hours of video games or running too many apps at one time, those devices are actually doing their job.

Researchers say those who can improvise are better musicians than those who have limited improvisational experience. Additionally, the brains of those trained to improvise show different patters of electrical activity th...

A natural stellar laboratory probes a prediction of general relativity to unprecedented precision --

A team of researchers has demonstrated effective molecular labeling to unequivocally identify biomedical implants, even after a prolonged period inside the living being.

The innate NK-cell response requires a rather carefully choreographed interaction of three cell types.