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Changes in gene expression also hint at how the brains of people with ASD develop differently from those of other people.

The chief scientist at the NSF initiative quits after two leaders were let go without her input.

The vesicles promote metastasis after chemotherapy, but the authors say the results shouldn’t alarm patients and may point to ways to improve treatments.

In one county alone, more than 100 cases have been confirmed since October.

Despite previous positive reports, researchers didn’t see transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) cut back on people’s urges or eating.

Better treatment and diagnoses have helped more people survive, but economic disparities in outcomes for some preventable cancers have gotten worse.

Menglà virus, detected in bats in China, infects cells through the same host receptor targeted by the deadly pathogens.

The neuroscientist had been serving as interim president since Elizabeth Blackburn stepped down last year following gender discrimination lawsuits against the institute.

Scientists say that increasingly rigorous licensing procedures have complicated research efforts—and in some cases, stopped experiments completely.

Loxo focuses on cancer treatments based on tumor genetics, which will contribute to Lilly’s push in the cancer drug space.

Deep-learning algorithms could help doctors narrow in on the causes of certain medical conditions, say researchers.

Biologists say a sound suspected to have caused headaches, nausea, and possible brain damage among diplomats is actually of insects chirping.