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As mice learn new tasks, the wiring of cell circuits and activities of their neurons changes, according to a new study.

Scientists have peered inside the brain to show how taking DMT affects human consciousness by significantly altering the brain's electrical activity. This new study is the first to show how the potent psychedelic changes our waking brain waves - with researchers comparing its powerful effects to 'dreaming while awake'.

A new study suggests that special memory can become distorted when patterns of grid cells in the brain are irregular.

Over six years, researchers evaluated the cognitive effects of statins in elderly consumers, revealing no negative impact and potential protective effects in those at risk of dementia.

Fingerprint detection technology can now identify traces of heroin on human skin, even after someone has washed their hands.

Researchers have successfully reconstructed the evolutionary relationship between a two million year old giant primate and the living orangutan.

Synthetic protocells can be made to move toward and away from chemical signals, an important step for the development of new drug-delivery systems that could target specific locations in the body.

Microorganisms living in the gut may alter the ageing process, which could lead to the development of food-based treatment to slow it down.

Scientists have identified a combination of two anti-cancer compounds that were able to shrink pancreatic tumors in mice – supporting the immediate evaluation of the drugs in a clinical trial.

Researchers have successfully reconstructed and solved the structure of mitochondrial ATP synthase with native lipids.