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Researchers report that the left lateral temporal cortex must be intact in stroke patients with aphasia if they are to have their speech entrained. In speech entrainment, stroke survivors practice fluent speech productio...

Researchers have revealed for the first time how white blood cells control the final moments of their death, helping their own removal from the human body.

There is little hard evidence to support the widely held perception that locum doctors present a greater risk of causing harm to patients.

Those with a family history of schizophrenia and men with lower IQ are more likely to struggle with treatment resistant schizophrenia than others with the mental disorder, according to a new study. The researchers say th...

New research shows that early life exposure to a commonly used flame-retardant mixture increases anxiety and affects socioemotional behaviors in prairie voles, particularly in females.

Scientists have revealed how common respiratory bugs that cause serious infections in people with cystic fibrosis interact together, according to a new study.

White noise is not the same as other noise -- and even a quiet environment does not have the same effect as white noise. With a background of continuous white noise, hearing pure sounds becomes even more precise, as rese...

Reproducibility is a major challenge in experimental biology. New research identifies a frequent technical bias in data generated by RNA-seq technology, which allows in a single test the simultaneous measurement of the e...

Researchers have developed a way to perform optical coherence tomography (OCT) in hard-to-reach areas of the body such as joints. The advance could help bring this high-resolution biomedical imaging technique to new surg...

For the first time, researchers show that deep learning algorithms perform similar to human experts when classifying blood samples from patients suffering from acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Their proof of concept study p...

Researchers uncover mechanisms in zebrafish heart regeneration that could lead to better treatments for babies in need of heart repair.

If you have trouble sleeping, you're not alone. New research finds more Americans have trouble falling asleep and staying asleep. The difficulties were most prevalent in people with healthy sleep length.

The Nile River may have emerged around 30 million years ago, driven by the motion of Earth's mantle.

Researchers propose future gut microbiome studies related to Parkinson's disease should address questions relevant to patient care.

The 17-year-old patient's lungs were so severely inflamed and scarred that they had to be replaced.

Would you believe that one nerve controls everything from your ability to feel the skin on your ear to the speed of your heart and your digestive system? Get to know the vagus nerve

Neural activity in the entorhinal cortex is correlated with place-based memories. The findings shed new light on how the brain processes spatial memory.

Poor nutrition was linked to an increased risk of depression in middle-aged and older adults. Men who consume higher levels of fat and lower levels of omega-3 were more prone to depression. A diet low in fruits and veget...

Those who experience chronic adversity throughout life have impaired ability to produce sufficient dopamine levels to help them cope with stressful situations.

New mouse study demonstrates animal research needs to take into account the interplay between behavior, genetics, and personality.

Scientists who moved from particle physics or astrophysics to medical physics sit down with Symmetry to talk about life, science and career changes. "I wasn't one of those people who grew up knowing that they wanted to b...

Energy use from gaming in the US produces carbon emissions on a par with Sri Lanka's total annual carbon footprint