DNA stutter
The relatively rapid evolution of our brains could explain why humans suffer from schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, but animals don’t.
The relatively rapid evolution of our brains could explain why humans suffer from schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, but animals don’t.
Activating the release of a mood-regulating chemical into a single brain circuit can improve the sociability of mice with autismlike symptoms.
Academic research catches fire
The new Precision Health and Integrated Diagnostics Center searches for ways to prevent disease entirely
Cleaning out digested proteins could reboot the ability of aging cells to make new neurons.
Low levels of the hormone vasopressin could be a biomarker for autism.
Manipulating brain switches could change our responses to fear.
Stanford researchers launch a massive study of lung tissue — healthy and diseased — in one of their own
Having a positive attitude about math is as large a predictor as IQ and other factors in determining whether children will excel at it.
Scientific innovations harness noise and acoustics for healing