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Researchers have identified an autoantibody that appears to cause schizophrenia in some individuals. The findings add to the growing body of evidence that schizophrenia could have an autoimmune component.

The Siberian tundra will shrink even with ambitious greenhouse gas reductions. Without them, it could disappear altogether.

The heat produced by amyloid-beta aggregation may cause other, healthy amyloid-beta to aggregate, causing more and more aggregates to form. However, with the addition of a novel drug compound, amyloid-beta aggregation ca...

A computer simulation has revealed what happens in the microseconds after uncorking a bottle of champagne in full detail, uncovering how different types of shock waves form before the drink is ready to pour

Babies whose mothers contracted COVID-19 while pregnant had greater difficulties relaxing and adapting their bodies while being held than those whose mothers did not contract covid. Additionally, babies born to infected ...

Findings challenge the long-standing view that behaving unpredictably helps animals survive when they encounter predators.

More research is needed to know if the patients' cancer could return.

Cannabis users are less aware of unhealthy behaviors they exhibit, including using demands, criticisms, and being avoidant, when in a relationship conflict.

Did you know that the outline or the border of your lips is a special feature of humans only?

Chickens were domesticated later than we thought, but probably not for their meat. Instead, they may have acted as early alarm systems or spiritual guides to the afterlife

Researchers say that when it comes to NFT collecting, a focus on rarity can become self-defeating. To sustain value, the study suggests designers should make sure people don't only see the rarest items in any given categ...

A group of photonics researchers at Tampere University have introduced a novel method to control a light beam with another beam through a unique plasmonic metasurface in a linear medium at ultra-low power. This simple li...

Quark-gluon plasma (QGP) is a state of matter existing at extremely temperatures and densities, such as those that occur in collisions of hadrons (protons, neutrons and mesons). Under so-called "normal" conditions, quark...

A new injectable therapy that uses specially engineered molecules could help treat spinal cord injury.

A recent study found that COVID-19 patients had a roughly 25% increased risk of developing a psychiatric disorder in the four months following their infection, compared with people who had other types of respiratory trac...

Brain wave data collected during sleep predicts the future incidences of 11 health-related outcomes, including dementia, cardiovascular health, psychological disorders, and mortality.

The moon is our constant companion and Earth's only consistent natural satellite.

Bursting water pipes are a major concern when winter temperatures drop below freezing. But why do freezing pipes burst?

Researchers report activating a pathway between the amygdala and brain stem helps to relieve pain and reduce defensive behaviors in rat models.

The brain maximizes performance while minimizing cost by using data compression to help optimize decision-making.

A flying robot inspired by peregrine falcons offers a non-lethal method for scaring flocks of birds from crop fields

Protein complexes that play a critical role in launching an immune response assemble in droplets that form within the liquid environment in cells much like oil droplets in water, scientists report in a new study. The wor...