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Beaumanoir helped Jews evade Nazis during World War II and aided resistance fighters during the Algerian War of Independence. She also contributed to the field of epileptology.

Ukrainian scientists and universities face extraordinary challenges as the Russian invasion continues.

The now month-long invasion of Ukraine has resulted in changes in policies and severances of international scientific collaborations with Russian universities and researchers. The war has also precipitated a moral reckoning for many scientists in Russia.

The Russian invasion into Ukraine that began a week ago has forced Ukrainian scientists to abandon their labs and is putting research in Russia in peril.

Mustard gas blistered men’s bodies on the battlefield, but paved the way for cancer-fighting drugs.

Turning to molecular genetics, the Baylor pediatric neurologist and geneticist works to discover the biological basis for the rare neurological diseases she sees in her patients.

In response to a new outbreak, health workers will start administering vaccines again soon.

The University of Michigan neuroscientist has developed therapies for patients with PTSD and laboratory models to understand its basis.

Watch profilee Israel Liberzon of the University of Michigan discuss his work trying to piece together the neurological routes of post-traumatic stress disorder.

After losing his genitals in a roadside bomb explosion, the soldier endured a 14-hour surgery to have a donated penis, scrotum, and partial abdominal wall attached.

The compound, BCI-838, is already in human clinical trials as a possible treatment for depression.

Pregnant and lactating women are particularly vulnerable to the disease.

A spring cleaning led to the rediscovery of Theodor Boveri’s microscope slides, presumed lost during World War II.

In Chapter 1, “Fossils and War,” author J.G.M. “Hans” Thewissen describes the difficulties of conducting field research in a conflict zone.

Determining which critters are present in an infected wound could aid in treatment, particularly of soldiers injured in combat.

Following natural disasters or violent political turmoil, DNA science can help identify victims. But what if a country can’t afford the technology?

Researchers working in war-torn countries find hints to the molecular roots of posttraumatic stress disorder.

A nuclear war could have profound effects on crops yields around the world, according to a new study.

Recent research on the neurological effects of combat might play a role in the defense trial of a US Army soldier who is accused killed 16 Afghan civilians.