What makes the human brain unique? A Yale study unlocks new insights into genetic changes that shaped our evolution.

One major category of the next generation of energy-efficient microelectronic devices and information processing technologies will likely be based on "spintronics," which leverage both an electron's ...

Once a driving force behind Japan’s economic growth and a key industry, the textile sector is now referred to as a “declining ...

Brain rot” was chosen as the 2024 Word of the Year, but what does it mean?

Recent evidence indicates that, despite similarities in molecular and gene expression profiles between analogous neurons in the human and rodent neocortex, ...

Zügner has contributed to the development of MatterGen by helping to build its machine-learning architecture, optimizing it for property-guided materials design, and ensuring its scalability in ...

Using computational models, the researchers studied how the brain's reward-learning system functions in those with depression, especially among individuals experiencing anhedonia, the inability to ...

Thermal sensations are consciously differentiated as hot or cold by the brain; however, the neural mechanism that enables this differentiation is not well understood. To address this, researchers ...

“It may be that this gene expression pattern is actually really beneficial to brain development, but then there is this tradeoff later in life,” she said. Dubal hopes to continue studying the ...

In testing, the materials demonstrated 21% efficiency in converting electricity to light while producing a purer blue color than existing technologies. This development represents a promising ...

Although no single food can improve mental sharpness, focus, and memory, some research shows that a nutrient-rich diet with plenty of omega-3 fats, antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals is important ...

When a child develops a brain tumor, early diagnosis is essential. Alan Cohen, M.D., director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, shares the most common signs and symptoms ...