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Effective neurochemical changes in the brain of those with social anxiety take different forms after SSRI treatment and cognitive behavioral therapy.

An increasing number of large shipping companies are trying out technologies that blow bubbles underneath a ship's hull, in an attempt to save fuel and reduce emissions

A new 3D electrode array allows researchers to map the activity and location of up to 1 million synaptic links in a living brain.

Study confirms a neural circuit that links the caudal medial prefrontal cortex to the midbrain dorsolateral periaqueductal gray which governs stress response.

Satellite data from 466 cities in low and middle-income countries shows that monitoring by US embassies led to better air quality compared with cities without public data

Sounds presented during sleep associated with previously learned stimuli reactivated memory and improved memory storage.

In a study that confirms its promise as the next-generation semiconductor material, UC Santa Barbara researchers have directly visualized the photocarrier transport properties of cubic boron arsenide single crystals.

Strict parenting and other childhood stresses increase depression risks later in life by altering the way in which DNA is read.

Children who play video games for three or more hours per day performed better on cognitive skill tests for working memory and impulse control than those who do not game.

The moon will block out the sun across Europe, north Africa, the Middle East and parts of Asia

Bees can electrify the air by as much as 1000 volts per meter, or more than a thunderstorm.

Using eyeglasses that filter a specific wavelength on the green light spectrum reduces pain-related anxiety and could decrease the need for opioids for those with fibromyalgia and other chronic pain conditions.

In 2012 CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) revolutionized particle physics when it was announced that the Higgs boson had been created and detected by the world's most powerful particle accelerator.

The research team from Hunan University has proposed a facile and industrially applicable method to fabricate an extreme wettability surface on an Al-based superhydrophobic surface by a composite process of electrochemic...

Study reveals the basic neurobiology of how psychedelics work at the chemical, molecular, neural, and network levels within the brain.

A new study reveals that 10% of adults over the age of 65 in the USA have dementia, while another 22% suffer from mild cognitive impairment.

We tested out the AncestryDNA kit, from receiving the test tube in the mail to receiving the full results -- here's how it turned out

Astronomers think that planets covered in water, with oceans hundreds of metres deep, could be relatively common in our galaxy. Now the race is on to find one

A quantum stopwatch made of lasers and helium atoms can measure the time that has passed with complete accuracy, without counting seconds like other clocks

An intranasally delivered oxytocin derivative helped improve cognitive function and reduced cognitive impairment in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease.

Study reveals a "hotspot" for schizophrenia in the upper prefrontal cortex of the brain. In this area, researchers identified distinct neural networks that may be responsible for the overall symptoms of schizophrenia.

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