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A new study suggests that the pupil of the eye can be an indicator of effective decision making.

Biomedical engineers have successfully used deep brain stimulation based on light to treat motor dysfunction in an animal model of Parkinson’s disease.

Scientists at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), have identified a new risk factor for multiple neurodegenerative diseases.

A team has revealed new insights into common asthma aerosol drugs. This knowledge could help improve future treatments.

Researchers have revealed how a commonly used general anesthetic, isoflurane, weakens the transmission of electrical signals between neurons.

A new study published in the journal Nature Communications outlines the creation of the first experimental mouse model allowing for direct analysis of the mechanical function of proteins in living organisms. Technology Networks spoke with the research team leader to find out more.

A study has tracked the shift from hunter-gatherer lifestyles to early farming that occurred in prehistoric Europe over a period of around 1,500 years.

A new staining technique could allow detailed anatomical analysis and whole-organ comparisons between species at the cellular level.

Researchers have developed a pioneering artificial intelligence (AI) platform known as 'IDentif.AI' (Identifying Infectious Disease Combination Therapy with Artificial Intelligence) with the aim of increasing the efficiency of the development of treatments for bacterial and viral diseases such as COVID-19.

Biologists studying collectives of bacteria, or “biofilms,” have discovered that these so-called simple organisms feature a robust capacity for memory.