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Scientists have discovered that a drug originally developed for spinal cord injuries can tackle several key features of Alzheimers disease, including DNA damage and inflammation. Already tested for initial safety in huma...

How does menopause shape long-term brain health? A new study of 12,000 women reveals that a panel of 16 blood proteins linked to brain aging surges during the menopause transition, offering a midlife window to screen for...

Can an inexpensive vitamin shield an unborn baby's brain from maternal stress? A new study reveals that supplemental vitamin C during pregnancy counters the negative emotionality and fussiness often seen in infants e...

Chemical signatures found in a Brazilian dinosaur bone may be preserved red blood cells, a new study suggests, but not all experts agree.

Scientists have discovered a possible loophole in the laws that normally prevent black holes from splitting apart, suggesting that extremely fast-spinning black holes might divide into two. The surprising finding raises ...

How did wild foxes become cuddly companions in just generations? Researchers examining Belyaev's famous Siberian silver foxes discovered that domesticated foxes have fewer estrogen receptor alpha neurons in the ventr...

Stimulating a part of the brain linked to mental effort boosts performance in demanding tasks, but also leads to greater mental fatigue afterwards

A bit of leg bone from an Aratasaurus dinosaur fossil collected in Brazil has preserved abundant 3D red blood cells in stunning detail

Does psilocybin produce lasting behavioral changes in mice? A multi-lab consortium discovered that while acute effects are reproducible, a single dose produces no lasting reductions in anxiety or depression-like behavior...

Why do so many pulmonary hypertension patients experience brain fog and memory decline? Pitt and UPMC researchers discovered that the NCOA7-driven inflammatory cascade affecting the lungs also triggers microglial neuroin...

Does losing your hearing improve your sight? A new study reveals that adult-onset hearing loss enhances peripheral visual clarity through an unexpected mechanism: dampening neural activity to make visual processing more ...

How quickly does junk food alter the brain? A study reveals that just 24 hours on a high-fat diet reshapes feeding circuits in the lateral hypothalamus, using completely different synaptic mechanisms in males and females...

Do autistic brains perceive the world differently, or do they evaluate decisions along a unique path? An EEG study from the Hebrew University shows autistic adults match neurotypicals in sensory accuracy, but exhibit dis...

A research team wanted to better understand how the forces between particles inside a material change. They discovered that by confining one-dimensional classical spin chains inside a mirror box cavity with light, they c...

Satellite radar and underground electrical scans have revealed a 2,600-year-old structure at Buto, one of ancient Egypt's most sacred cities. The real surprise wasn't the walls - but what was underneath them.

Humans never evolved to read and write, and around 10 per cent of us are dyslexic. Now, we are uncovering the pathways underlying the condition, opening up new ways to support people who struggle to read

One approach to making information storage in quantum computing less prone to errors is known as topological quantum computing. It relies on special quantum states that are expected to be more resistant to local disturba...

Quantum computers rely on qubits as their units of information. To connect them into a larger network across long distances, they need to transmit quantum information using light.

Despite coming after a year of dangerous weather and signs that global warmingis accelerating, COP31 is unlikely to deliver dramatic progress on climate action

We often think that our ability to be curious stems from our complex, human brain - but what if curiosity shapes that complexity?

The next edition of the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Of Mental Disorders" will include biological factors like genetics in studying and diagnosing psychiatric conditions, according to psychiatrist Anand Kum...

From a modern bestiary by Richard Dawkins to a book co-authored by Robert Macfarlane and an Ecuadorian cloud forest, there are plenty of exciting new popular-science books out this month, says Liz Else