The discovery of a common neural mechanism in speech and ASL errors — one that occurs in just 40 milliseconds…
New insight on maternal infections and neurodevelopmental disorders
The immune responses of a female mouse before pregnancy can predict how likely her offspring are to have behavioral deficits…
Two drugs show promise against COVID-19
Korean researchers have screened 48 FDA-approved drugs against SARS-CoV-2, and found that two, that are already FDA-approved for other illnesses,…
Intensive farming increases risk of epidemics
Overuse of antibiotics, high animal numbers and low genetic diversity from intensive farming increase the risk of animal pathogens transferring…
Targeting depression: Researchers ID symptom-specific targets for treatment of depression
For the first time, physician-scientists have identified two clusters of depressive symptoms that responded to two distinct neuroanatomical treatment targets…
How many jobs do robots really replace?
In many parts of the U.S., robots have been replacing workers over the last few decades. But to what extent,…
How synaptic changes translate to behavior changes
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…