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A new study in mice has found that restricting eating to the active period of the daily circadian rhythm limits weight gain and improves metabolic health using increased heat-generating creatine metabolism in fat cells.

Whether you’re trying to ace a test or pick up a new hobby, Iowa State Psychology Professor Shana Carpenter says combining two strategies – spacing and retrieval practice – is key to success.

An international team of scientists has for the first time pinpointed a large number of genes that are reliably associated with dyslexia.

A region of the brain called the amygdala is responsible for powerful emotions like fear. Now, researchers have found the amygdala may also be to blame for overeating

A mushroom that infects and kills insects has been known to produce a bioactive compound that could be used as an antiviral or cancer drug, but growing these fungi in the lab has proved to be challenging, until now.

A new study has comprehensively analyzed DNA sequences from ancient Neanderthals occupying a remote region of southern Siberia. The findings offer a rare insight into Neanderthal family life.

Scientists have developed the first computer model predicting the role of cortical glial cells in cognition.

People with hearing loss will be able to listen to music through the sense of touch thanks to a pioneering prototype that has been devised by researchers.

A new study has shown that endothelial cells – the cells that line blood vessels – can become corrupted when grown alongside leukemia cells and rescue the cancer cells from chemotherapy drugs.

New drugs that activate the adrenaline receptor rather than opioid receptors could be the future of pain relief medication that isn't addictive.