Learning changes behavior by altering many connections between brain cells in a variety of ways all at the same time,…
Long-term risks of hypertensive disorders during pregnancy impact more women
Twice as many women who experienced a hypertensive disorder during any of their pregnancies were at increased risk of developing…
Dr. Richard Friedman, Who Debunked Homosexuality Myth, Dies at 79
In an important book, he challenged the widely held Freudian notion that same-sex attraction was curable, finding it instead rooted…
Dr. Richard Friedman, Who Debunked Homosexuality Myth, Dies at 79
In an important book, he challenged the widely held Freudian notion that same-sex attraction was curable, finding it instead rooted…
Dr. Richard Friedman, Who Debunked Homosexuality Myth, Dies at 79
In an important book, he challenged the widely held Freudian notion that same-sex attraction was curable, finding it instead rooted…
Dawn of good, fast and cheap human genome assembly
Researchers are driving advances in human genome assembly to make the process better, faster, and cheaper. Researchers plan to leverage…
Activating an estrogen receptor can stop pancreatic cancer cells from growing
Activating the G protein-coupled estrogen receptor (GPER) — a receptor found on the surface of many normal and cancer tissues…
Viruses from feces can help combat obesity and diabetes
Fecal transplants are currently used to treat certain types of antibiotic-resistant diarrhea and has also been attempted to treat e.g.…
Chronic illness in childhood linked to higher rates of mental illness
Children with long-term health conditions may be more likely to experience mental illness in early adolescence than healthy children, according…
How to put neurons into cages
Football-shaped microscale cages have been created using special laser technologies. Using sound waves as tweezers, living neurons can be placed…