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How parenting affects antisocial behaviors in children

Less parental warmth and more harshness in the home environment affect how aggressive children become and whether they lack empathy

A study led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators identifies two subanesthetic dosage levels of the anesthetic drug ketamine that

Attempting to make dopamine-producing neurons out of glial cells in mouse brains, a group of researchers instead converted mature inhibitory

Elementary school students who received child-centered play therapy services over the course of a school year showed significant positive changes,

Dietary factors have a far smaller influence on urate levels (a precursor to gout) than previously envisaged, new University of

An insulin-binding protein in fruit flies could provide new opportunities for tackling disease-carrying mosquitoes, such as malaria and yellow fever,

The developing brain is constantly forming new connections, or synapses, between nerve cells. Many connections are eventually lost, while others

(HealthDay)—It’s not always easy—even for doctors—to tell if someone has type 1 or type 2 diabetes when they’re diagnosed as

Resistance to therapy is a major problem in cancer patients, as resistant cells are at the root of tumour relapse

Researchers in the UNC Early Brain Development Study tracking the development of the brain’s emotion circuitry in infancy found that