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Researchers have designed an algorithm that analyzes data on drug-drug interactions listed in reports — compiled by the Food and Drug Administration and other organizations — for use in a possible alert system that would let patients know when a drug combination could prompt dangerous side effects.

Recent research has revealed increased inflammatory activity in some patients with frontotemporal dementia.

Machines' ability to learn by processing data gleaned from sensors underlies automated vehicles, medical devices and a host of other emerging technologies. But that learning ability leaves systems vulnerable to hackers in unexpected ways, researchers at Princeton University have found.

A study examining circadian rhythms in mice suggests that skin expresses its own photoreceptors using a previously mysterious member of the opsin gene family, neuropsin.

Researchers have suggested that a combination of mindfulness and medication could help to reduce cravings in those suffering from opioid addiction.

Researchers have developed a technique which can identify misfolded amyloid proteins in the blood – years before a clinical diagnosis.

Many low-income countries have turned to mass food fortification programs to address nutrient deficiencies in their populations but lack the resources to monitor the amounts in food products. Now an affordable, reliable paper-based sensor that works with a cellphone app could help.

Babies seek to understand the world around them and learn many new things every day. Unexpected events – for example a game of peek-a-boo – provide researchers with the unique opportunity to understand infants’ learning processes.

A new study has identified benefits of extended estrogen exposure and longer-term hormone therapy in combating cognitive decline

Scientists have developed a line of mice in which the mouse version of the Alzheimer's-associated MAPT gene has been fully replaced by the human version of the gene.