The wins for Democrats come after years of cuts and upheaval to US health and science infrastructure A political organizations behind a wave of Democratic doctors and scientists winning elections up and down the ballot is calling the stunning rebuke of Trumpism the “Stem swing” and “revenge of the nerds”. The wins come after years of cuts and upheaval to US…

A particular signaling protein in the brain could be a therapeutic target for neurological disorders arising from the deletion of the autism-linked gene MEF2C, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers found in a new mouse study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

A new mouse study that set out to test how sleep helps stabilize new memories has identified cells that may offer a genetic target for accessing circuits implicated in cognitive disorders. Researchers led by Min Xu and Wanling Peng from the Institute of Neuroscience at the Chinese Academy of Sciences focused on interneurons that gate the generation of rippl…

Predicting recovery for patients with disorders of consciousness (DoC) is exceptionally difficult due to the vast differences in injury causes and demographic backgrounds. In a new study published in The Innovation Life, researchers from the Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing Tiantan Hospital and Capital Medical University h…

Middle-aged and older adults with autism are more likely to have co-occurring parkinsonism than adults without autism or intellectual disability, according to a new study led by George Washington University researchers in the Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences.

Ever since the ancient Greeks, we’ve suspected that soaking in hot water is good for your health. Now science has proved it At a time when many of us feel overwhelmed, overstretched and over-reliant on screens, it’s unsurprising that the wellness industry is booming, with spa facilities – saunas in particular – becoming increasingly popular places to rest t…

A new paper, published yesterday in Science, offers compelling evidence of ritual cannabis use in a 2,800-year-old Siberian tomb.