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Scintilla Pharmaceuticals is to acquire Semnur Pharmaceuticals to expand its pain management pipeline.

Study shows automating the analysis of cancer tissue samples increases the accuracy of tumor classification and patient prognoses.

Scientists have discovered a new bacterial cell wall builder that could be a target for antibiotic development.

Eleven Biotherapeutics announces licensing deal with Roche for EBI-031 that could total $270Million.

Collaboration aims to develop theranostic tests to predict responsiveness to oncolytic virotherapy.

Every day, we rely on our physical surroundings—friends, gadgets, and even hand gestures—to manage incoming information and retain it. In a Review published in Trends in Cognitive Sciences, two researchers explain the myriad ways in which forms of assistance from gestures to GPS affect both what we know and what we think we know.

A study by researchers at University of California, Los Angeles' (UCLA's) Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior has found that a healthy diet, regular physical activity and a normal body mass index can reduce the incidence of protein build-ups that are associated with the onset of Alzheimer's disease.

A new study has identified risk factors for the development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), making it possible to screen for PTSD symptoms among at-risk populations.

Light affects sleep. A study in mice published in the journal PLOS Biology shows that the actual color of light matters; blue light keeps mice awake longer while green light puts them to sleep easily.

Findings will be invaluable to studies examining the role of synapse function in the diagnosis and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases .