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Whole-genome sequencing can be used to diagnose intellectual disability more accurately than other methods of genetic analysis, researchers at Karolinska Institutet report.

A team of scientists who have been working on prion detection for nearly 20 years have demonstrated that their unique, synthetic-molecule-based approach can isolate prion proteins in body fluids sampled from infected animals.

Researchers found that certain mind-body therapies can reduce pain, as well as reduce opioid use, among patients treated with prescription opioids.

Researchers at the University of Missouri have discovered a new insight into how the complex neural map of the human brain operates, showing how brain maps respond to the loss of body parts.

A new study suggests that the nucleus reuniens may be responsible for coordinating activity between the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus, helping to build memories whilst we sleep.

A new study has proposed an alternative model for how we localize sound, with the hopes this could be applied to improve sound direction restoration by hearing aids.

A new wearable 'bike helmet' style brain scanner, that allows natural movement during scanning, has been used in a study with young children for the first time. This marks an important step towards improving our understanding of brain development in childhood.

Researchers have found that genes linked to autism spectrum disorder and other developmental brain abnormalities may be playing a role in people who cannot control their eye movements.

University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers, for the first time ever, have achieved patch-clamp studies of an elusive part of mammalian myelinated nerves called the Nodes of Ranvier. At the nodes, they found unexpected potassium channels that give the myelinated nerve the ability to propagate nerve impulses at very high frequencies and with high conduction speeds along the nerve.

Researchers have reported the development and application of new imaging methods that have provided a higher resolution view of the internal structure of normal and diseased retinal cilia.