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Pronounced maternal stress, anxiety and depression in women with a diagnosis of a major fetal heart problem can result in impaired development in key brain regions before babies are born, according to new research.

A new study has found that asthmatic patients with a specific gene variant are less likely to respond to glucocorticoid treatment.

Storing and retrieving memories is among the most important tasks our intricate brains must perform, yet how that happens at a molecular level remains incompletely understood. A new study sheds light on one element of that memory storage process, namely the storage and retrieval of a type of hardwired long-term memory.

In a promising discovery that could improve the clinical delivery of insulin for people living with diabetes, scientists have developed a non-fibrillating form of human insulin.

Results of a new study investigating the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC) has provided new insight into how surprise is linked to motivational behavior.

A new study revealed how machines can solve complex problems just as accurately as theoretical physicists, but significantly faster.

A research group has developed a method of controlled phage therapy for treating antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections.

Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) accelerates cell division using vitamin B6. Knowing that the cells "crave" this vitamin could help uncover a therapeutic strategy to block the process, preventing the cells from dividing.

Researchers have discovered that a receptor found in the majority of cells plays a key role in the body's metabolism. Using a drug called "NF" the team blocked the receptor in mice. The mice on a high-fat diet did not become any fatter than mice on a low-fat control diet, and obese mice dropped in weight with use of the same drug.

Whether it be a brisk walk around the park or high intensity training at the gym, exercise does a body good. But what if you could harness the benefits of a good workout without ever moving a muscle?