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Researchers scratch the surface of schizophrenia susceptibility by uncovering DNA methylation differences in neonatal blood samples.

Mental Illness

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Opinion: The Overlooked Power of Inhibitory Neurons

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Brain Circuitry for Fear and Anxiety Is the Same on fMRI

How Social Isolation Affects the Brain

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Opinion: The Best Neuroscience Books of 2019

Value of Medical Marijuana for Mental Health Questioned

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Genetic Study Points to Metabolic Roots of Anorexia Nervosa

Former Head of NIMH, Lewis Judd, Dies

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Placental Health Influences Baby’s Future Schizophrenia Risk, Study Suggests

Perineuronal Nets: A Mechanism to Control Brain Plasticity

Infographic: Structure of the Perineuronal Net

Studies Yield Clues to Roots of Gulf War Illness

How Microbes May Influence Our Behavior

Different Brains, Similar Wiring

Study: Influence of Genetics on Mental Health Depends on Environment

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Oliver Sacks Dies

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Penguins Are Among the World’s Slowest-Evolving Birds: Study

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Maternal Iron Deficiency Can Trigger Sex Reversal in Mouse Embryos

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An AI-Powered Scientist Proposes a Treatment for Blindness

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Taking Control of Cellular Contamination with PCR Testing

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Rare Disease Research Gets a Boost from Automated NGS Solutions

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June 2025, Issue 1

Nergal Networks: Where Friendship Meets Infection

A citizen science game explores how social choices and networks can influence how an illness moves through a population.

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Unraveling Complex Biology with Advanced Multiomics Technology

Unraveling Complex Biology with Five-Dimensional Multiomics

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Resurrecting Plant Defense Mechanisms to Avoid Crop Pathogens

Resurrecting Plant Defense Mechanisms to Avoid Crop Pathogens

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Seeing and Sorting with Confidence

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Streamlining Microbial Quality Control Testing

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Pioneering Cancer Plasticity Atlas will help Predict Response to Cancer Therapies

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How Alderley Analytical are Delivering eXtreme Robustness in Bioanalysis