A new study identifies the neurons in the human visual cortex that selectively respond to faces. The researchers showed that…
Youthful cognitive ability strongly predicts mental capacity later in life
Early adult general cognitive ability is a stronger predictor of cognitive function and reserve later in life than other factors,…
How our brains distinguish between self-touch and touch by others
Our brains seem to reduce sensory perception from an area of our skin when we touch it ourselves, according to…
Fossilized slime of 100-million-year-old hagfish shakes up vertebrate family tree
Paleontologists have discovered the first detailed fossil of a hagfish, the slimy, eel-like carrion feeders of the ocean. The 100-million-year-old…
New nanoparticle targets tumor-infiltrating immune cells, flips switch
A team of Vanderbilt University bioengineers today announced a major breakthrough in penetrating the cells inside tumors and flipping on…
Secret to sepsis may lie in rare cell
Scientists reveal how a rare group of white blood cells called basophils play an important role in the immune response…
Energizing the immune system to eat cancer
Researchers say they’ve identified how to fuel macrophages with the energy needed to attack and eat cancer cells.
Early prediction of Alzheimer’s progression: Blood protein
Scientists have shown that a protein found in the blood can be used to precisely monitor disease progression of Alzheimer’s…
Unexpected link found between feeding and memory brain areas
Researchers reveal an unexpected connection between the lateral hypothalamus and the hippocampus, the respective feeding and the memory centers of…
Genetic study reveals possible new routes to treating osteoarthritis
In the largest genetic study of osteoarthritis to date, scientists have uncovered 52 new genetic changes linked to the disease,…