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By the time most people receive a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease — based on clinical signs of mental decline —...

A new study published in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) suggests the link between aspirin and...

Hard-wiring beetles for radio-controlled flight turns out to be a fitting way to learn more about their biology. Cyborg insect...

New technique could lead to long-lasting localized stimulation of brain tissue without external connections. Images show calcium ion influx into...

A research team at UC San Francisco has discovered an RNA molecule called Pnky that can be manipulated to increase...

The functional differences between autistic and non-autistic brains have been isolated for the first time, following the development of a...

A combination of human stem cell transplantation and antidiabetic drugs proved to be highly effective at improving body weight and...

The spinal cord transmits pain signals to the brain, where they are consciously perceived. But not all the impulses arrive...

A pioneering class of drugs that target cancers with mutations in the BRCA breast cancer genes could also work against...

Wei Tang, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at New Mexico State University, is taking a cue from nature...

Rodents infected with a common parasite lose their fear of cats, resulting in easy meals for the felines. Now IU...

Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have successfully tested a potent synthetic compound that prevents...

A 3-D printing technology developed by Silicon Valley startup, Carbon3D Inc., enables objects to rise from a liquid media continuously...

Tiny particles embedded in gel can turn off drug-resistance genes, then release cancer drugs. Chemotherapy often shrinks tumors at first,...