Researchers at the University of California San Diego have identified new genetic variants associated with autism spectrum ...

The drugs have names that sound like small planets: semaglutide, liraglutide, lixisenatide. Collectively, they belong to a class of glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) analogs that has reshaped the ...

Something happens when a rat starts running. Not just the obvious things, the faster heart, the warming muscles, the rhythmic percussion of paws against the wheel. Something quieter. Something that ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists led by Joseph Bass, MD, Ph.D., the Charles F. Kettering Professor of Endocrinology and ...

About 40% of East Asians suffer from alcohol intolerance, known as "Asian Flush Syndrome," caused by an ALDH2 genetic ...

A new study reveals that astrocytes—star-shaped support cells traditionally viewed as passive partners of neurons—play a ...

The prevalence of congenital heart disease points to the need for a better understanding of how it influences ...

People living with neurological diseases such as Parkinson's disease, dementia, and epilepsy face not only physical decline, but also profound questions about identity, purpose, and meaning. Yet ...

How quickly do we perceive whether a person we are interacting with is clever or predictable? Be it in a game, a conversation ...

Pre-eclampsia is a life-threatening pregnancy complication that can strike suddenly, endangering both mother and child.

A new study published in Neurology, led by Queen Mary University of London, has revealed that people of South Asian, African ...

A single session of physical exercise can spawn a boost of neural activity in brain networks that underlie learning and ...