Edward Scolnick led the development of dozens of medicines while at Merck. His current mission pits him against time and the ...

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and highlights the need for further substantial morphometric and genetic studies to improve our understanding of the role of autophagy in schizophrenia and AD and in other brain-related diseases.

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DMT, known as the "spirit molecule," could be key to understanding dreams, near-death experiences, and spiritual awakenings.

A new study comparing neurons from different primates pinpointed several genetic changes unique to humans that buffer our ...

Open-ended research is essential to building solid hypotheses in the social sciences — without it, even the best-planned ...

A study led by Dr. Marco Bocchio in the Durham University Department of Psychology reveals how specific brain cells called ...

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A Dispatch investigation finds that a lack of resources, apathy and incompetence leave families in the lurch when loved ones ...

Parkinson's drug, entacapone, induces iron deficiency, which alters the gut microbiome and triggers the growth of bacteria ...