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Focal cortical dysplasia is a malformation of the cerebral cortex associated with one of the most severe types of epilepsy....

1 in 4 children who have suffered a minor head injury is liable to suffer from chronic post-concussion syndrome

A study examining children released from the emergency room after a minor head injury finds:Credit: Shamir Medical Center (Assaf Harofeh)...

How a major volcanic eruption paved the way for the rise of the dinosaurs

The supercontinent divide—Unravelling an incident of a bygone ageCredit: Provided by Kunio Kaiho, Professor Emeritus, Tohoku University The supercontinent divide—Unravelling...

Researcher receives three grants from the National Institutes of Health to combat mosquito-borne viruses

West Nile virus, Usutu virus, Zika virus, and St. Louis encephalitis virus are all transmitted by mosquitoes and cause a...

Modern animal life could have origins in delta

The ancestors of many animal species alive today may have lived in a delta in what is now China, new...

A non-hormonal pill could soon expand men’s birth control options

SAN DIEGO, March 23, 2022 — Women have many choices for birth control, ranging from pills to patches to intrauterine...

Men and women process pain signals differently

A new study published in the journal BRAIN shows for the first time that neurons in the spinal cord process...

Correcting night blindness in dogs

People with congenital stationary night blindness (CSNB) are unable to distinguish objects in dim-light conditions. This impairment presents challenges, especially...

Stress hormone reduces altruistic behavior in empathetic people

The stress hormone cortisol reduces altruistic behavior and alters activity in brain regions linked to social decision making — but...

Shining a light on protein aggregation in Parkinson’s disease

A novel system to control protein aggregation in a model of Parkinson’s disease may answer longstanding questions about how the...

Investigators uncover small molecule to engineer intestinal cell types

Investigators at the Brigham and the Broad Institute have created specialized, tissue-like structures in the laboratory to model barrier tissues,...

Treating TB: uOttawa scientists collaborate to identify new drug for unique therapeutic approach

A Faculty of Medicine team from the University of Ottawa and their international collaborators have shown proof of concept for...

Scripps Research scientists hunt for neurons responsible for alcohol withdrawal

LA JOLLA, CA—When a heavy alcohol drinker tries to take a night off, their body protests, with shaky hands, heart...

Quantum dots shine bright to help scientists see inflammatory cells in fat

URBANA, Ill. – To accurately diagnose and treat diseases, doctors and researchers need to see inside bodies. Medical imaging tools...

Study: First-pass metabolism of alcohol occurs in women’s stomachs

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — While scientists have broadly agreed that a fraction of the alcohol people consume is broken down before...

Environmentally conscious consumers more likely to buy chicken raised on insects or algae

Consumers who are environmentally aware will likely warm up to the idea of using alternative proteins like insect meal in...

Study reconsiders early evolution of sea urchins

New insight on the origins and early evolution of echinoids, a group that includes the sea urchins, the sand dollars,...

New research sheds light on causes of reproductive disorders, infertility, miscarriage, birth defects

Researchers at Rutgers University, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Rockefeller University, and Cornell University are teaming up to examine how...

Study points to strategies for closing the participation gender gap in engineering courses

Students’ identities can play a key role in how comfortable they feel and how often they speak up in the...

How sugar promotes inflammation