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A genetic mutation of Caps2 impairs the release of oxytocin, leading to problems in regulating social behavior in those on the autism spectrum.

Medications with anticholinergic properties given to help reduce physical and mental health symptoms associated with schizophrenia have a cumulative effect in reducing cognitive function in patients.

Bodily inflammation following the death of a spouse can predict future depression risk in the surviving spouse, a new study reports.

While there is an association between obesity during midlife and an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease, researchers say the link doesn't necessarily extend into later life. A new study revealed higher genetic risk for...

The continued growth of wireless and cellular data traffic relies heavily on light waves. Microwave photonics is the field of technology that is dedicated to the distribution and processing of electrical information sign...

Scanning technology aimed at detecting small amounts of nuclear materials was unveiled by scientists in Sweden today, with the hope of preventing acts of nuclear terrorism.

In new research, Texas A&M University scientists have for the first time revealed a single microscopic defect called a "twin" in a soft-block copolymer using an advanced electron microscopy technique. This defect may be ...

Researchers have identified a layer of genetic material involved in controlling the production of tau in the brain. The material is part of a larger family of non-coding genes that regulate and control other brain protei...

Patients with Corpus Callosum Dysgenesis (CCD), a genetic condition marked by incomplete development of the connecting structures between the brain hemispheres, have distinct reconfiguration of their neural connections, ...

A new computational model can identify genes linked to autism and predict the level of intellectual disability in people with ASD by only using rare mutations in genes already associated with the condition.

Flies without the Rim gene or cac Cav2 channel function displayed numerous cognitive and behavioral deficits associated with schizophrenia, and had reductions in synaptic growth and neural calcium transients. Exposing th...

This robotic thumb's movement is controlled by sensors attached to someone's big toes. People have used it to help cradle a cup of coffee and flick through a book

There is a persistent claim that eating celery burns more calories than it contains, but the truth is a little more complicated, writes James Wong

Attempts to use artificial intelligence to diagnose and predict covid-19 have so far been unsuccessful, says Michael Roberts

"The mass of the neutrino is 95 kilograms", says Alexa, plus some strange myths spreading about the coronavirus and how the people of Bristol feel about its eponymous stool chart, in Feedback's weird weekly round-up

Our most fundamental ideas about how atoms and molecules stick together are changing. That is great news for creating new materials, but brings fresh challenges to understanding the world around us

Governments must make better use of digital technology to serve the needs of their populations and tackle the world's biggest challenges, argues a new book by Tara Dawson McGuinness and Hana Schank

To have any hope of tackling climate change, we must alter many aspects of society, says sustainability researcher Kimberly Nicholas - but meeting that challenge can give meaning to our lives

Sci-fi has become the only way to talk about today's problems, and that means it has lost its ability to help us imagine better futures, according to works at the online European Media Arts Festival

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How did Frederick Douglass, an enslaved man from Maryland, become an international celebrity, author and abolitionist hero?

The Indian government is working to increase the nation's supply of amphotericin B.