The human brain is about three times the size of the brains of great apes. This has to do, among…
Cell family trees tracked to discover their role in tissue scarring and liver disease
Researchers have discovered that a key cell type involved in liver injury and cancer consists of two cellular families with…
Receptor complexes on the assembly line
Researchers decipher assembly of glutamate receptors and its importance for memory formation.
Taking vitamin D by oral spray just as effective as taking a tablet
Taking vitamin D by oral spray is just as effective as taking a tablet, research has found.
Early reading in Spanish helps children learn to read English
Immigrant parents worry their children will struggle with reading and fret that as non-English speakers, they can’t help. A new…
PTSD nearly doubles infection risk
A new study is the first to examine the relationship between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and dozens of infection types…
Are some urban settings riskier for traffic injury or death? We know less than you think
How risky is travel in the US? It gets tricky. Despite a lot of research on the dangers of traffic…
How babies integrate new events into their knowledge
Babies seek to understand the world around them and learn many new things every day. Unexpected events — for example…
Study ‘cures’ oldest case of deafness in human evolution
An international team of researchers has published a new study examining a 430,000-year-old cranium of a human ancestor that was…
Machine learning tool refines personalized immunotherapy
Scientists have developed a new and more accurate method to identify the molecular signs of cancer likely to be presented…