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Researchers working with lab-grown brain organoids are one step closer to discovering what weakens a pathogen that appears to cause babies to be born with abnormally small heads.

A new study showcases the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) for analyzing brain images during stroke. The process of lesion segmentation normally involves manual analysis by expert radiologists, but new techniques could speed up the analysis.

Recent work has found that people at times prefer less information, even when this means they might not be able to make fully informed decisions. However, little is known about the prevalence of such avoidance. Who are the people who choose blissful ignorance over facing reality?

Scientists have identified a new control mechanism that enables stem cells to adapt their activity in emergency situations.

Physician burnout is a significantly underappreciated public safety issue, and sleep loss is often overlooked as a contributing factor, according to a new position statement published by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

A first-of-its-kind trial has demonstrated that a receptor involved in the brain’s reward system may be a viable target for treating anhedonia (or lack of pleasure), a key symptom of several mood and anxiety disorders. This innovative fast-fail trial was funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), part of the National Institutes of Health, and the results of the trial are published in Nature Medicine.

Scientists from the University of Würzburg and the Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) with colleagues in Constance, France and Russia have now successfully sequenced the genome of the sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus), a relatively small species of sturgeon.

There has been a lot of recent interest in the use of psychedelic drugs to treat depression. A new study suggests that, in the right context, some people may experience psychedelic-like effects from placebos alone.

Using a newly developed laboratory model of three types of brain cells, Penn and CHOP scientists reveal how HIV infection—as well as the drugs that treat it—can take a toll on the central nervous system.

A novel wastewater treatment system has been developed that can effectively remove conventional pollutants, and recover valuable resources, such as phosphorus and organic material.