The way in which a normal protein can be converted into a prion, an infectious agent that causes fatal brain diseases in humans and mammals has been determined by scientists.
The way in which a normal protein can be converted into a prion, an infectious agent that causes fatal brain diseases in humans and mammals has been determined by scientists.
Cooperation between the hippocampus, best known for its critical role in learning and memory, and a principal downstream cortical target modulates anxiety-related behaviors in mice, says a new study.
Transient elastography (TE), a noninvasive, ultrasonic imaging modality, can be accurately performed in the majority of patients with nonalcoholic fatty
A simple blood test may soon help predict rheumatoid arthritis even before symptoms arise, according to researchers.
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic
Scientists at Ohio State University have made a novel discovery that could one day lead to new therapies for healing sunburned skin.
In nature, DNA avoids damage by converting UV rays into heat.
US Internet giant Google’s boss on Friday expressed concern that youngsters growing up in the mobile instant information age will develop a “deep reading” problem.
French Prime Minister Francois Fillon on Friday asked France’s top court to help the government to draft a law banning the full Islamic veil, his office said.
A Turkish man decided to divorce his wife after DNA tests showed he was the father of only one of their twin boys, reported the mass-circulation Sabah newspaper on Friday.
Smaller volumes in “stress sensitive” brain regions, such as the cingulate region of the cerebral cortex and the hippocampus, a brain region involved