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Scientists from Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University show that neuronal networks can assume a second, previously unknown critical mode.

A new computational model hopes to open up new research avenues to design drugs against incurable neurodegenerative disorders

A new wireless transceiver invented by electrical engineers at the University of California, Irvine boosts radio frequencies into 100-gigahertz territory, quadruple the speed of the upcoming 5G, or fifth-generation, wireless communications standard.

'Predatory journals' pose a danger that could undermine the quality, integrity, and reliability of published scientific research, a new joint statement from three leading organizations, professional in medical writing and publication planning, has warned.

A mobile phone app has been developed to inform doctors and nurses of patients with acute kidney injury, a potentially fatal condition. The app reduces the time it takes for hospital staff to become aware of critical blood test results, from hours to minutes.

Advanced computer models of diseases can be used to improve diagnosis and treatment. The goal is to develop the models to "digital twins" of individual patients. Those twins may help to computationally identify and try the best medication, before actually treating a patient.

A genome-wide association study (GWAS) and bioinformatic analysis of more than 165,000 U.S. veterans confirms a genetic vulnerability to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), specifically noting abnormalities in stress hormone response and/or functioning of specific brain regions.

A new camera that can peek around corners represents an advance on previous technologies. It's able to capture more light from a greater variety of surfaces, see wider and farther away and is fast enough to monitor out-of-sight movement for the first time.

A new study outlines a technique to bring low-resolution cryo-EM maps up to par to improve protein structure identification.

Researchers from RMIT University drew inspiration from an emerging tool in biotechnology - optogenetics - to develop a device that replicates the way the brain stores and loses information.