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Synthetic biologists are the computer programmers of biology. Their code? DNA. The whole enterprise sounds fantastical: you insert new snippets of DNA code--in the form of a chain of A, T, C, G letters--into an organism,...

Like with fingerprints, no two people have the same brain anatomy, a study has shown. This uniqueness is the result of a combination of genetic factors and individual life experiences.

A drone learned to navigate unexpected obstacles for itself by being manually carried around a racetrack. It could be used for future delivery drones

A new study reports people living in areas with more sun light have lower rates of OCD.

According to researchers, babies introduced to solid foods at 6 months of age slept longer, woke less frequently and experienced fewer sleep problems than babies who were exclusively breast fed at the same age.

By inducing hot flashes, most commonly associated with menopause, in both male and female mice, researchers discover Kiss1 neurons initiate a fast boost in skin temperature followed by a drop in core body temperature.

Trying to suppress worries during a health scare, like the recent Zika outbreak, may lead to an ever-intensifying cycle of emotional suppression and fear, according to a team of researchers.

Researchers have found that a protein called ATM (short for ataxia-telangiectasia mutated) can sense the presence of reactive oxygen species and responds by sounding the alarm to trigger the production of antioxidants.

Researchers are attempting to create a better diagnostic test for radiation exposure that potentially could save thousands of lives.

Living at higher latitudes, where there is also less sunlight, could result in a higher prevalence rate of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), according to new research.

A new study reveals students who reside in buildings without access to air conditioners during heat waves fare worse when it comes to cognitive function, reaction times and working memory.

Researchers have identified the exact point at which healthy proteins become toxic in Alzheimer's disease. The findings could help to detect Alzheimer's before the disease progresses and develop treatments to stabilize t...

A new study reveals noradrenaline plays a vital role in early stages of perception. Researchers report later processing of visual information occurs in the cerebral cortex and is affected by noradrenaline to determine if...

A new discovery about immune response in infants may help improve vaccine efficacy, researchers report.

A new study reports a short burst of exercise can dramatically improve long term retention of new motor skills.

When Rowan Hooper went to Arizona to explore the purpose of dreams, he found himself among "experts" in using dreams to talk to dead people and diagnose cancer

The emerging field of spintronics leverages electron spin and magnetization. This could enhance the storage capacity of computer hard drives and potentially play an important role in quantum computing's future. Supercond...

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Researchers report they have found little convincing evidence to support the claim vitamin D is a neuroprotective agent.

Researchers have discovered what makes the critical difference between an elite snatch style weightlifter and a sub-elite one. In the Olympic sport of snatch style weightlifting, athletes squat, take hold of a barbell on...

Personalized medicine -- delivering therapies specially tailored to a patient's unique physiology -- has been a goal of researchers and doctors for a long time. New research provides a way of delivering personalized trea...

Alternative splicing plays a crucial role in maintaining adult muscle mass, which has implications in aging and chronic disease.