First proof of a direct association between coronavirus and neurological disease
A Great Britain-Quebec scientific collaboration
Respiratory tract bacterium uncovered as trigger for serious nervous system disease
The bacterium Mycoplasma pneumoniae has been under suspicion for quite a while.
Parents' age and the risk for autism and schizophrenia: Is the connection real?
A new study published in Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health indicates that parents who reproduce later in life are more likely to have children who develop autism disorders.
Serious liver-related condition on the rise in the US
New analysis reveals ACLF represents a substantial and increasing health and economic burden in the United States
Preliminary Zika vaccines prevent neurological disorders in newborn mice
Two vaccines against Zika virus developed at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have successfully conveyed immunity from female mice to pups conceived weeks after the mother's vaccination.
For women, caffeine could be ally in warding off dementia
2-3 cups of coffee daily associated with 36% reduction in the risk of incident dementia
Study explains how an intestinal microbe protects against other, more dangerous bacteria
Enzyme produced by a common intestinal microbe protects the guts of worms and mammals alike from attack by harmful bacteria Calling It Like It Is: 'Brain Death' Is Death
We are often confused when it comes to the pronouncement of death
Archaeogenetics reveals unknown migration in the South Pacific
Archaeogenetic analysis points towards settlers from Melanesia
Revising the meaning of 'prion'
A team of Whitehead Institute and Stanford University scientists are redefining what it means to be a prion--a type of protein that can pass heritable traits from cell to cell by its structure instead of by DNA.
Protein linked to high risk of Alzheimer's can be removed from brain without hindering learning
Protein can be removed from the brains of mice without hindering memory and learning
Brain study reveals how teens learn differently than adults
Columbia-led research finds adolescents' ability to remember is closely linked to reward-learning behavior
Parkinson's disease protection may begin in the gut
University of Iowa researchers find intestinal cells' immune response protects vital neurons
Humans May Have Reached Maximum Life Span
There may be a limit to how long humans can live, according to a new study.
Children with fatal muscle disease walk after drug breakthrough
“TO SEE children who would have been dead sitting and standing is something I never thought I would see.”
We’re All a Little Biased, Even if We Don’t Know It
Researchers in the growing field of implicit bias say all of us have biases that are hidden even to ourselves.
Protein-like structures from the primordial soup
Primordial lifelike structures could well have been proteinaceous aggregates, or amyloids
Researchers activate repair program for nerve fibers
Releasing molecular brake allowed damaged neurons to regenerate
Human neurons continue to migrate after birth, research finds
UCSF study reveals previously unrecognized stage of brain development
'Martian Gardens' Help Scientists Find the Best Veggies to Grow on Mars
Simulated "Martian gardens" are helping NASA scientists learn which plants astronauts might be able to grow on the Red Planet.
Chimps, bonobos and orangutans grasp how others view the world
Apes may be even more like us than we thought.
Weethinking the role of bacteria in incontinence
Researchers look at the role of bacteria in incontinence
Why 'Hoppy' Beer May Be Better for Your Liver
The hops found in beer not only add flavor, but also may lessen the damaging effects of alcohol on the liver, a new study in mice suggests.
'Game-changing' immunotherapy doubles head and neck cancer survival
An immunotherapy drug has been hailed as a potential 'game changer' after being found to greatly improve survival for patients with relapsed head and neck cancer - a disease which is notoriously difficult to treat.
Altering the 'flavor' of humans could help fight malaria
Novel study identifies an area of the mosquito brain that mixes taste and smell
Stem cells from jaw bone help repair damaged cartilage
Columbia College of Dental Medicine researchers have identified stem cells that can make new cartilage and repair damaged joints.
Mars-bound astronauts face chronic dementia risk from galactic cosmic ray exposure
UCI study raises questions about long-term brain health after extended spaceflights
I’m a Doctor. If I Drop Food on the Kitchen Floor, I Still Eat It.
Why are we so worried about the floor? So many other things are more dangerous than that.