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Despite promising advances, important scientific questions remain unanswered in the effort to develop a safe and effective Ebola vaccine, according to members of an international Ebola research consortium. The experts no...

In recent years, a number of small studies have explored the potential for psychedelic drugs to treat certain mental health conditions.

Haul thrills physicists, who previously knew of just a few hundred of these peculiar materials --

A new study reports sensory stimulation during the first two weeks of life is critical for establishing brain networks that help map sensation.

Researchers report newborn granule cells in the dentate gyrus become less excitable after three weeks. The loss of excitability is crucial for the functioning of mature neurons.

About one in five college students reported in a survey that they knew someone who was addicted to pain medications, and nearly a third said they knew somebody who overdosed on painkillers or heroin, according to researc...

A major new study has shown that rotavirus vaccination reduced infant diarrhea deaths by 34 percent in rural Malawi, a region with high levels of child deaths. The study provides the first population-level evidence from ...

MIXED REALITY I Tried Magic Leap and Saw a Flawed Glimpse of Mixed Reality’s Amazing Potential Adi Robertson | The Verge “Whether or not it's cooler than most people think, the Magic Leap One is cooler than the vast ...

Men respond to their spouse's illness just as much as women do and as a result are better caregivers in later life than previous research suggests, according to new research.