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New study demonstrates that in utero exposure to mother’s antiepileptic or antidepressant medication may affect development of the newborn brain networks. In the study, novel...

A midge fly can be a source of currently used pesticides for birds, bats

Non-biting midges are the tiny flies that swarm together as thick masses around lakes and streams, annoying passers-by in warm weather. But early in a...

Geoengineering could return risk of malaria for one billion people

WASHINGTON —Geoengineering the climate would have massive repercussions for the health of billions of people at risk of malaria who live in tropical countries, according...

Macro-to-microscopic structures of OdinTubulin

Scientists discover potential key missing link protein bridging eukaryotes and prokaryotes

All modern organisms fall into two classes, eukaryotes and prokaryotes. Eukaryotes (from the Greek meaning “true kernel”) have a cell nucleus that harbours most of...

HKUST researchers reveal RNA elements that enhance the cleavage of pre-miRNAs/shRNAs by DICER

A research team led by scientists from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has revealed how secondary structure RNA elements control the...

Windows to the soul: Pupils reveal ‘aphantasia’ – the absence of visual imagination

The study, led by researchers from UNSW Sydney and published in eLife, found that the pupils of people with aphantasia did not respond when asked to imagine...

Section of a mouse brain observed using a fluorescence microscope.

When severe infection causes long-term mood disorders: A promising avenue to prevent mental illness following a transient infection

The brain is able to detect and regulate localized or systemic inflammation by using two communication pathways. The first, humoral, makes use of specific brain...

Unexpected protein could play role in common brain disorder

Scientists have known for years that amyloid fibrils — fibrous, ropelike structures formed by closely linked protein molecules — are present in the brains of...

Program to match mental health patients to psychotherapists’ strengths funded for large-scale implementation

A University of Massachusetts Amherst psychologist has received a $4.6 million funding award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to implement a program that matches mental...

Deforestation of Indigenous lands could prevent Brazil from achieving climate change mitigation targets

Indigenous lands in the Brazilian Amazon are under constant pressure, and deforestation of these areas has accelerated in recent years. Some of them, such as...

Bioengineers visualize fat storage in fruit flies

For the first time, researchers have visually monitored, in high resolution, the timing and location of fat storage within the intact cells of fruit flies....

Mental illness associated with increased death from cardiovascular disease

Compared to the general population, people with severe mental illness, including schizophrenia, have higher levels of cardiovascular-related mortality, and that association has become stronger over...

UTA team aims to establish health, safety measures for construction field workers

Sharareh “Sherri” Kermanshachi, associate professor of civil engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington, has received a $200,000 federal grant to lead an investigation...

Portable, point-of-care COVID-19 test discerns alpha variant from earlier strains

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A point-of-care COVID-19 test developed by researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign can now detect and differentiate the alpha variant of...

A ‘greener’ alternative for red-colored smoke