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(Institut national de la recherche scientifique - INRS) Capitalizing on his vision of societal development based on sharing scientific knowledge, Professor Federico Rosei of INRS has devoted much of his career to providi...

Innovative virtual reality technologies hold promise in reducing children's anxiety and pain before and after medical procedures and surgery, suggest two new studies.

Research in mice adds to evidence that dips in the activity of serotonin neurons may increase SIDS risk. The study reveals the activity of serotonin-producing neurons in the infant mouse brain contributes to a fail-safe ...

A bizarre, blue asteroid that acts like a comet and appears to be responsible for the annual Geminid meteor shower made a close flyby of Earth last year, giving astronomers an opportunity to study the object in unprecede...

Going to space does more than change the way you look at the world -- it also changes your brain.

In clinical trials, tetracycline antibiotics have proven effective in treating some pathological inflammation and cancer. And yet, despite promising results, exactly how the treatment works remained elusive. Now, after m...

In the wake of cannabis legalization, a team of scientists have delivered encouraging news for chronic pain sufferers by pinpointing the effective dose of marijuana plant extract cannabidiol (CBD) for safe pain relief wi...

At a time when more than half of male infertility cannot be explained by current methods, a new test is able to measure male fertility.

Researchers used an MRI to show a play-by-play of how sending an electric impulse to the vagus nerve successfully corrects stomach complications. The technique paves the way for more precise treatment that drugs and diet...

Researchers have developed new devices to better understand the triggers of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) by mechanically stressing cells.

Researchers have fabricated a new kind of air-filled optical fiber bundle that could greatly improve endoscopes used for medical procedures like minimally invasive surgeries or bronchoscopies.

Researchers have discovered a Cas9 enzyme that can target almost half of the locations on the genome, significantly widening its potential use.

Researchers have for the first time investigated a substance found in liverwort that resembles THC. The psychoactive substance, which is consumed as a 'legal high,' also exerts analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects, wh...

Scientists have identified promising new genetic pathways associated with severe lung disease in extremely premature infants.

Scared, ashamed, happy or proud -- how do children feel when they lose their first baby tooth? Scientists have now found that children's feelings are predominantly positive. The study also reveals that previous visits to...

New research shows that skeletal stem cells in mice assume a more primitive developmental state in response to extensive regeneration needs and environmental cues.

Researchers explored the sequence of microbial colonization in the infant gut through age 4 and found distinct stages of development in the microbiome that were associated with early life exposures.

By sequencing genes from over a quarter of a million cells across six mammalian species, researchers have shown how genes in the immune response have varied activity between cells and species.

A series of experiments designed to develop new medications could potentially fight off the resistant and sensitive types of influenza A.

(University of Bonn) Physicists from the University of Bonn have presented a method that may be suitable for the production of so-called quantum repeaters. These should improve the transmission of quantum information ove...

Researchers have identified a new target of alcohol in the brain. A new study reveals alcohol blocks the KCNK13 potassium channel within the membrane of dopamine releasing neurons in the ventral tegmental area.

Researchers present a new model of working memory which helps explain how the brain holds information and executes volitional control.