New Research Reveals Autistic Brains Process Faces Differently

Autistic children showed earlier and less age-related refinement in the brain signals involved in processing faces.…

Is Sparkling Water Bad for Your Teeth? A New Study Has Answers

A study found that unsweetened sparkling water lowers oral pH less than soda sweetened with sugar.…

Ancient Immune Protein Could Hold the Key to Better Cancer Immunotherapy

A protein known for circulating in the blood to fight infection plays a very different role…

Study Finds a Surprising Link Between Gut Microbes and Aging

Certain gut bacteria were linked to slower or faster biological aging. The communities of bacteria living…

Frequent Cannabis Users Wake Up With More “Stress Hormone”

Frequent cannabis use was associated with higher cortisol upon waking, suggesting a possible disruption of daily…

What It Takes To Make a White Blood Cell Could Unlock New Cancer Treatments

A protein and signaling pathway may help overcome the developmental block that keeps some leukemia cells…

Scientists Turn Gut Bacteria Into Pancreatic Cancer Fighters

Engineered gut bacteria helped activate immune attacks against pancreatic tumors in animal models. Pancreatic tumors are…

Scientists Link Heavy TV Watching to Brain Changes Decades Later

Heavy television viewing in middle age was linked to a troubling brain signature more than 20…

Shape-Shifting Drug Supercharges Cancer Treatment in Mice

A shape-changing drug attacks tumors in several ways and improves outcomes in mice. A tumor is…

Skin Damage May Begin Long Before You Can See It

Scientists have identified early signs of skin aging, finding that collagen’s internal structure begins to unravel…

Scientists Reversed Autism-Like Symptoms in Adult Mice Within Two Hours

A single dose of rapamycin reversed nearly every autism-associated brain and behavioral change linked to inflammation…

Unzipping the Code of Life: Scientists Pinpoint Where DNA First Opens

Researchers mapped where DNA first opens and how a helicase gate may release one strand as…