A new study suggests that a slow-growing brain tumor arising in patients affected by neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) may be…
Dopamine’s yin-yang personality: It’s an upper and a downer
Dopamine has a reputation as the key player in the brain’s reward circuits, making us seek out pleasurable experiences, but…
Buridan’s donkey: Neuroscience resolves medieveal decision-making conundrum
The brain updates its preferences in real-time in order to choose between two equally attractive options, reveals a human neuroimaging…
Editing consciousness: How bereaved people control their thoughts without knowing it
A new study shows that avoidant grievers unconsciously monitor and block the contents of their mind-wandering, a discovery that could…
Physicist creates tiny sensors to assist in cancer detection
A physicist hopes to improve cancer detection with a new and novel class of nanomaterials.
Personalized medicine tool for inherited colorectal cancer syndrome
An international team of researchers has developed, calibrated, and validated a novel tool for identifying the genetic changes in Lynch…
Providers show interest in prescribing therapeutic cannabinoids
Researchers have found many dermatologists are interested in learning more about and recommending therapeutic cannabinoids to their patients.
Imaging atomic structure of important immune regulator
A new study provides a biophysical and structural assessment of a critical immune regulating protein called human T-cell immunoglobulin and…
Two compounds in coffee may team up to fight Parkinson’s
Scientists have found a compound in coffee that may team up with caffeine to fight Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body…
Early career choices appear to influence personality
In the state of Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, 16-year-old students in middle-track schools decide whether to stay in school to pursue an…