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Working with model mice, post-mortem human brains, and people with schizophrenia, researchers at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science in Japan have discovered that a subtype of schizophrenia is related to abnormally high levels hydrogen sulfide in the brain.

Scientists have identified a protein that regulates the growth of neuronal extensions by pulling a brake. This could help to develop new approaches for the treatment of spinal cord injuries.

In a new paper, a team of USC computer scientists and psychologists teamed up to investigate how music affects how you act, feel and think.

A new study reveals the first-ever images of cerebrospinal fluid washing in and out of the brain during sleep.

Researchers have synthesized staircase-like supramolecules of a single handedness, or chirality, using standard laboratory equipment.

An international team of researchers has taken a comprehensive look at the genomes of all seven species of watermelon, creating a resource that could help plant breeders increase the domestic fruit's quality and ability to thrive during an era of climate change.

Researchers have launched a new open-source database, aiming to make it easier to share datasets that reveal the function of genomic variants in health and disease.

A crowdsourcing game called Foldit allows players to try different fold configurations for points and rankings. In a recent challenge, Foldit players came up with 56 designs that were reproduced as stable structures in a lab.

Scientists have found that specialized lymphatic capillaries are involved in the synchronization of hair follicle regeneration.

Scientists are developing a low cost, rapid diagnostic sensor test which aims to show the susceptibility of bacteria to antibiotics within 45 minutes.