The winners of this year’s Nobel Prize for Medicine say they expect substantial advances toward treating cancer in the next
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Infectivity of different HIV-1 strains may depend on which cell receptors they target
Distinct HIV-1 strains may differ in the nature of the CCR5 molecules to which they bind, affecting which cells they
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Elevated hormone flags liver problems in mice with methylmalonic acidemia
Researchers have discovered that a hormone, fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21), is extremely elevated in mice with liver disease that
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Researchers find biomarkers for identifying Alzheimer’s and mild cognitive impairment in saliva samples
The discovery of three biomarkers that detect mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s has the potential to lead to the development
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Classifying brain microglia: Which are good and which are bad?
Microglia are known to be important to brain function. The immune cells have been found to protect the brain from
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Infections in the young may be tied to risk for mental illness: study
Could an infection make your child or teen prone to mental health issues? New research from Denmark suggests it’s possible.
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Major depression in adolescents on the rise, says childhood studies researcher
A growing number of adolescents are going untreated for major depression nationwide over the past several years, warranting enhanced educational,
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How the brain hears and fears
How is it that a sound can send a chill down your spine? By observing individual brain cells of mice,
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Hearts from unusual donors could help meet growing transplant demand
Researchers say the ever-growing waiting list of hopeful heart transplant recipients could be trimmed down if only more patients were
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Core language skill stable from infancy to adolescence
(HealthDay)—A core language skill, extracted from multiple measures, is stable from infancy to adolescence in children, including atypically developing children,
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