Widespread brain connections enable face recognition

Remembering a familiar face engages a wider network of brain regions than previously thought, according to…

Plant cells eat their own … membranes and oil droplets

Biochemists have discovered two ways that autophagy, or self-eating, controls the levels of oils in plant…

US 1 of 8 nations where child and adolescent health improved but maternal mortality worsened

The United States is one of only eight countries in the world where decreases in child…

Inhaled hydrogen could protect the brain during heart-lung bypass

Newborns with life-threatening congenital heart disease often need open-heart surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass, which carries a…

For low-income countries, climate action pays off by 2050

A new study shows that beyond the benefits of reduced extreme weather in the long term,…

Same brain cells active during sleep and exploration in mice

Researchers have mapped the activity of individual neurons deep in the brain during sleep and exploration…

First genome-wide association study for Type 2 diabetes in youth findings

First Genome-Wide Association Study for Type 2 diabetes discovers seven genetic variants associated with the disease…

Your present self is your best future self

Predicting similarity over time is strongly related to happiness later on in life according to new…

Susceptibility to disease develops during childhood

Traumatized children and children who develop multiple allergies tend to suffer in adulthood from chronic inflammatory…

New charge transfer and separation process

Scientists have discovered a new charge transfer and separation process named Twisted Intramolecular Charge Shuttle (TICS),…