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A new study has suggested that noradrenergic drugs, a class of compounds that includes antidepressants, hypertension aids and the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drug ritalin, could help treat selected symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease.

Phylogenomics has shown that as mammals evolved, the lice that feed on them evolved at a similar pace, resulting in family trees with parallel branches and twigs.

A recent survey of the research surrounding nutrition and dementia risk has highlighted why finding convincing evidence linking the two is so difficult.

Researchers have shown that reductions in neural activity during exercise in low-oxygen conditions could be prevented by maintaining oxygen saturation.

Neuroscientists have gained new insight into how our brain evolved into a language-ready brain. Compared to chimpanzee brains, the pattern of connections of language areas in our brain has expanded more than previously thought.

Past and present mining pressures have been found to be extensive across the study region and often overlap with important populations of salmon, trout and char.

The role of the metabolic enzyme glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase in ovarian cancer growth and metastasis has been uncovered, increasing the potential for developing therapeutics.

Medical and life science researchers will benefit from the most comprehensive atlas yet of genetic data on zebrafish, newly published research suggests.

Engineers have developed lithium-ion batteries that perform well at freezing cold and scorching hot temperatures.

An important research discovery could lead to more effective treatments for the world’s 262 million asthma sufferers.