Brain wiring differences identified in children with conduct disorder

Behavioral problems in young people with severe antisocial behavior -- known as conduct disorder -- could…

How do we make moral decisions?

Some people may rely on principles of both guilt and fairness and may switch their moral…

Behavioral disorders in kids with autism linked to reduced brain connectivity

More than a quarter of children with autism spectrum disorder are also diagnosed with disruptive behavior…

New variety of zebra chip disease threatens potato production in southwestern Oregon

Named after the dark stripes that form inside potatoes after they are cut and fried, zebra…

How the hepatitis B virus establishes persistent infection

New research sheds light on how a hepatitis B viral protein stimulates the expansion of immune…

Preliminary study suggests mercury not a risk in dog foods

Researchers recently investigated levels of methylmercury in a small sampling of commercial dog foods and found…

Data mining digs up hidden clues to major California earthquake triggers

A powerful computational study of southern California seismic records has revealed detailed information about a plethora…

Fish under threat release chemicals to warn others of danger

Fish warn each other about danger by releasing chemicals into the water as a signal, research…

Coincidence helps with quantum measurements

Through randomly selected measurements, physicists can determine the quantum entanglement of many-particle systems. With the newly…

Brain’s imperfect execution of mathematically optimal perception

Human perception is based on mathematically optimal principles, but the brain implements those principles imperfectly, suggests…