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THC, the key intoxicating chemical of cannabis, can be present in human breast milk up to six weeks after marijuana use, according to a new study.

Schizophrenia is a neurodevelopmental disorder that produces hallucinations, delusions, and other cognitive disturbances. A new study now shows that "somatic" gene mutations in brain cells could account for some neuropathology of Schizophrenia.

Scientists have developed a method to monitor transmissions within the brain, and their creation has offered an explanation for why Alzheimer’s drugs have limited effectiveness and why patients get much worse after going off of them.

Researchers have developed a new SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate by inserting a spike protein gene into the body while encased in a measles vaccine. The vaccine has been shown to produce a strong immune response and prevents SARS-CoV-2 infection in animal studies.

Researchers have demonstrated that a biofilm produced by the bacteria Gluconacetobacter hansenii can be used as a filter to separate water and oil. The material may be useful for applications such as cleaning contaminated waters.

When agrochemicals are sprayed onto crops, a large amount typically ends up in the surrounding environment due to droplets splashing, rebounding or rolling off the target plants. But adding a simple polymer to fertilizers or pesticides could dramatically reduce agricultural pollution, suggests a new study.

Researchers have reviewed the prospects for intrinsically porous materials and have suggested that gas and liquid separation processes in the chemical industry could be made more efficient and environmentally friendly.

Scientists have implicated a type of immune cell in the development of chronic lung disease that is sometimes triggered following a respiratory viral infection. The evidence suggests that activation of this immune cell serves as an early switch that, when activated, sets in motion a chain of events that drives progressive lung diseases.

Spinal cord injuries can alter many important neurological functions. Unfortunately, clinicians have relatively few tools to help patients regain lost functions. Researchers have developed materials that can interface with an injured spinal cord and provide a scaffolding to facilitate healing.

New research shows that a single head injury could lead to dementia later in life. This risk further increases as the number of head injuries sustained by an individual increases.