Scientists Paint a New Comprehensive Picture on How Humans Think
It is one of the most fundamental questions in neuroscience: How do humans think? Until recently, we seemed far from a conclusive answer. However, scientists…
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Researchers Find New Pathway to Regulate Immune Response
Neuroscientists Identify Brain Activity Pattern Linked to Schizophrenia
Finding the ‘Breath of Life’ in a Silurian Ostracod
Study Shows Tiny DNA Modification Has Big Impact on Tumors
Dinosaur Egg Color Had a Single Evolutionary Origin
New Research Explains How LSD Changes Perception
Mathematical Relationship Sheds Light on the Rate at Which Cancer Cells Mutate
Researchers at the Yale School of Public Health have discovered a mathematical relationship that sheds new light on the rate at which cancer cells mutate…
Ancient Parasites Unlock Secrets of Human History
A radical new approach combining archaeology, genetics and microscopy can reveal long-forgotten secrets of human diet, sanitation and movement from studying parasites in ancient poo,…
Dendrites Help Explain the Unique Computing Power of Our Brain
Neurons in the human brain receive electrical signals from thousands of other cells, and long neural extensions called dendrites play a critical role in incorporating…
Scientists Find Missing-In-Action Multiple Sclerosis Genes
An international collaboration led by scientists at Yale has cracked a tough nut in multiple sclerosis: Where are all the genes? Previous work by the…
Drying, Less Predictable Climate May Have Spurred Human Evolution
A progressively drying climate punctuated by variable wetter episodes may have precipitated the transition from our hominin ancestors to anatomically modern humans, according to research…
Scientists Use Gene Therapy to Successfully Treat Mitochondrial Diseases
Mitochondrial disease is now thought to be the second most commonly diagnosed genetic disease worldwide, and, unfortunately, there are still no proven treatment strategies for…
New Identity for the World’s Largest Bird – Vorombe Titan
After decades of conflicting evidence and numerous publications, scientists at international conservation charity ZSL’s Institute of Zoology, have finally put the ‘world’s largest bird’ debate…
Scientists Discover New Species of Giant Dinosaur – Ledumahadi Mafube
A new species of a giant dinosaur has been found in South Africa’s Free State Province. The plant-eating dinosaur, named Ledumahadi mafube, weighed 12 tonnes…
Scientists Reveal the Key to Stem Cell Self-Renewal
Every skin cell on the human body is replaced weekly, with stem cells generating billions of specialized progeny that engage in an orchestrated scramble to…