Researchers are identifying distinctive brain activity patterns that can be used to monitor patients under anesthesia and assess consciousness in “vegetative” patients.
Researchers are identifying distinctive brain activity patterns that can be used to monitor patients under anesthesia and assess consciousness in “vegetative” patients.
A newly developed drug, modeled after a bacteria-infecting virus, is less likely to become antibiotic resistant.
A new study blames the unreliable nature of some research in the field on underpowered statistical analyses.
A decision will not be reached until later in the year, but the United States’ top justices appear to be inclined to rule against the validity of patenting human genes.
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Just the flavor of beer is enough to boost dopamine in brain areas related to reward—especially in men with alcoholic relatives.
Today’s tulip trees carry similar mitochondrial DNA as those that grew in the time of the dinosaurs.
Francis Crick’s Nobel Prize medal for the discovery of the structure of DNA sold for 4 times its estimated value.
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Mutations tied to autism in mice lead to deficits in the signaling pathway activated by marijuana.