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Researchers have found a diverse array of illicit drugs in British freshwater shrimp
For the first time, researchers at King’s, in collaboration with the University of Suffolk, have found a diverse array of chemicals, including illicit drugs...
The incidence of suicide attempts by self-poisoning in teens have increased significantly since 2011
A new study from Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the Central Ohio Poison Center found rates of suicide attempts by self-poisoning among adolescents have more...
Changes in heart rate help the brain predict the occurrence of an upcoming error
Working with professional pianists and experienced piano students from London conservatoires, Dr Maria Herrojo Ruiz and colleagues found that the brain receives crucial information...
Researchers has found a connection between a skin microbiome imbalance and eczema flareups
A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions across the U.S. has found a connection between a skin microbiome imbalance and eczema flareups.
In...
Taste genes could explain our beverage preferences
Why do you swig bitter, dark roast coffee or hoppy beer while your coworker guzzles sweet cola?
Scientist Marilyn Cornelis searched for variations in our...
A new study has shown that traditional sexuality labels do not capture the full...
A new study has shown that traditional labels of 'gay', 'bisexual' and 'straight' do not capture the full range of human sexuality, and whether...
Researchers has developed a gel that allowed new soft tissue to grow – replacing...
A team of researchers at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine has developed a gel that, when injected into test animals, allowed new soft tissue...
First comprehensive analysis of the genes that are expressed in individual brain cells of...
MIT researchers have performed the first comprehensive analysis of the genes that are expressed in individual brain cells of patients with Alzheimer's disease.
The...
Researchers have identified the cells that give rise to certain brain tumours in children
Brain tumours are the leading cause of non-accidental death in children in Canada, but little is known about when these tumours form or how...
New target to fight cancer – finding inhibitors for some protein complexes
Proteins are sometimes described as the building blocks of life; inside cells, proteins associate into large macromolecular complexes, consortia of proteins that cooperate to...
Loneliness is associated with common mental disorders
Identifying and diagnosing a mental health issue is never an easy process.
Most mental health struggles do not live in isolation, and many of us have...
Hormone-based treatment might improve social function in people with autism
Hormone-based treatment might improve social function in people with autism, a pair of new clinical trials suggests.
Both focused on vasopressin, a hormone that has...
A-β and Tau Prion Activity Linked to Alzheimer’s Patients’ Longevity
The prion paradigm is increasingly invoked to explain the molecular pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases involving the misfolding and aggregation of proteins other than...
The action of the ATDC gene is required for the development of pancreatic cancer
The action of a gene called ATDC is required for the development of pancreatic cancer, a new study finds.
The work builds on the theory...
Miners and Bots exploiting blockchains for profit
Blockchains have been hailed as fair and open, constructed so a single user can't falsify or alter records because they're all part of a...
