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OAK BROOK, Ill. – Premature babies who develop abnormalities like autism and cerebral palsy as teenagers have subtle differences in...

Meat substitutes are on the rise: While they used to have a niche existence in health food stores or organic...

The outer-core size of tropical cyclones (TCs) is vital for evaluating their destructive potential. It is usually defined as the...

GFZ Scientist Friedhelm von Blanckenburg (Section 3.3, Earth Surface Geochemistry) will receive a prestigous European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant...

Age-related changes in strength and mobility may depend on genetic variations in a critical mitochondrial enzyme, suggests a study published...

PITTSBURGH, April 26, 2022 – A prognostic model developed by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine data scientists and UPMC...

Boys are more demanding than girls before they are even born – according to scientistsCredit: LittleDogKorat / Shutterstock. Boys are...

Were Neanderthals really as well adapted to a life in the cold as previously assumed, or did they prefer more...

Understanding the mechanisms for consciousness is arguably one of the most intriguing questions of modern neuroscience. Why are some visual...

Could a bone marrow transplant, including modified stem cells, provide a one-time treatment for SYNGAP1?Credit: Syngap Research Fund Could a...

Theophylline or THO is a natural organic compound whose molecular structure is very similar to that of caffeine present in...

After increasing age, the most significant risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is sex – two-thirds of patients with AD...

Microplastics are a pathway for pathogens on land to reach the ocean, with likely consequences for human and wildlife health,...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 26, 2022) – One way exercise can counter the damage of diabetes is by enabling activation of a...

Two out of three women diagnosed with depression or anxiety say they have reached or are approaching their breaking point...

An international team of researchers examined data for 25 exoplanets and found some links among the properties of the atmospheres,...

Smooth movements require coordinated control of muscles. Even a simple reaching movement involves coordinated movements of his/her shoulder, arm, wrist...

The most common head and neck cancer—oral squamous cell carcinoma—often starts off, as many other cancers do, quite innocently. Perhaps...

Last year, Panama expanded the Cordillera de Coiba marine protected area from 17,223 to 67,908 square kilometers (6,650 to 26,219 square...

Immediately after birth, human infants begin to develop a complex, interwoven fabric of microbes in their gut. Known collectively as...