The risk and severity of developing chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) increases with the number of years playing American football according…
Surprise contributor to multiple sclerosis
The discovery suggests new avenues for devising treatments and is a vital step toward finding a cure.
Navigating ‘Neuralville’: Virtual town helps map brain functions
Experiments showed that the brain’s parahippocampal place area is involved in recognizing a particular kind of place, while the brain’s…
Young infants with fever may be more likely to develop infections
Infants with a high fever may be at increased risk for infections, according to new research.
Large genome-wide association study illuminates genetic risk factors for gout
Researchers, using a method called genome-wide association study, have illuminated the genetic underpinnings of high serum urate, the blood condition…
How to make conservation initiatives more contagious
New research shows conservation initiatives often spread like diseases, helping scientists and policymakers design programmes more likely to be taken…
From sleeping cell to assassin — how immune cells work
Scientists have carried out one of the most comprehensive studies into how immune cells sense and respond to their environment…
Brain tunes itself to criticality, maximizing information processing
Criticality is truly a set point, and not a mere inevitability. New research confirms this long-standing prediction in the brains…
Medical News Today: Male breast cancer: What factors improve outcomes?
Male breast cancer is a relatively rare condition and has attracted little research. A new study examines which factors predict…
Ethiopian parents can’t make up for effects of life shocks on children by spending more on education
Ethiopian parents try to level out the life chances least-advantaged children affected by early life shocks such as famine and…