Minority children develop implicit racial bias in early childhood

New research suggests that minority children as young as six years old show an implicit pro-White…

Scientists find missing factor in gene activation

Scientists have unraveled a mystery on how genes are activated. Human genes are blocked by structures…

Long-term and short-term relationships initially indistinguishable

Research shows that long- and short-term relationships look almost identical in the beginning. At some point,…

Heart disease severity may depend on nitric oxide levels

The most common heart medications may get an assist from nitric oxide circulating in the body,…

Revealed: Why drug users prefer heroin at home, but cocaine while out

New research shows that response of brain and emotions to addictive drugs depends on both the…

Multiple resistance genes found in commercially farmed chickens and in hospital

A team of investigators has isolated colistin-resistant Escherichia coli from a commercial poultry farm in China.…

Memory transferred between snails

Memories can be transferred between organisms by extracting ribonucleic acid (RNA) from a trained animal and…

Discovery of differences in the brains of rats classified as workers vs. slackers

Neurologists have uncovered a network of regions in the brain that are involved in determining the…

Details of brain networks in autism

A new study analyzing more than 1,000 brain scans reveals surprising new insights into brain networks…

Marketing to physicians by opioid pharma companies leads to more opioid prescriptions

Researchers examined pharmaceutical payments from 2014, ranging from consulting fees to meals, and found that doctors…