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Even if we find it difficult to calculate complicated probabilities on the spot, our brains constantly carry out these sorts of computations without our awareness—and they're remarkably good at it.

Several scientific studies have indicated that nicotine may be beneficial for memory function. Scientists from the Institut Pasteur and the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS, France) set out to shed further light on the properties attributed to nicotine—which is known to have an adverse effect on health—by determining the precise structure of the nicotinic receptors in the hippocampus region of the brain.

Dogs have the ability to distinguish vocabulary words and the intonation of human speech through brain regions similar to those that humans use, a new study reports.

In a new study, University of Miami (UM) scientists found high concentrations of toxins linked to neurodegenerative diseases in the fins and muscles of 10 species of sharks. The research team suggests that restricting consumption of sharks can have positive health benefits for consumers and for shark conservation, since several of the sharks analyzed in the study are threatened with extinction due to overfishing.

Scientists at the Boyce Thompson Institute accelerate tomato engineering.

Johns Hopkins researchers join collaborative group to screen 6,000 existing drugs in hopes of finding treatments for Zika Virus infection

Comapny announces that it has been awarded a four-year contract by NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) in the UK for implementation of the LinkSeq™ Real-Time PCR HLA typing product.

Optimized system has potential to replace the workhorse E. coli by increasing speed and efficiency of protein production and cloning.

A test that can detect Parkinson’s disease in the early stages of the illness has moved a step closer.

New technique offers precise manipulation of when and where genes are targeted.