Could social bonds be the key to human big brains? A study of the fossil teeth of early Homo from Georgia dating back 1.77 million years reveals a prolonged childhood despite a small brain and an ...

The Physicians Committee—and 27 other organizations—are calling on Congress to reject funding for harmful primate experiments ...

A healthy brain balances "activate" and "inhibit" signaling in its neural microcircuitry, with the inhibitory signaling often provided by cell ...

In addition, while more than 4,500 human proteins are estimated to be druggable ... “This project brings together stellar ...

Microorganisms—bacteria, viruses and other tiny life forms—may drive biological variation in visible life as much, if not ...

Gene mutations have consequences both good and bad—from resistance to conditions like diabetes to susceptibility to certain ...

University President Father Dave Pivonka announced the launch of the Institute for the Study of Man and Woman during an Oct.

In a major yet surprising turn of events, scientists have discovered an amazing AI tool that can monitor the latest locations ...

The Infosys Science Foundation instituted the prize in 2009 in six categories to recognise the accomplishments of individuals ...

In a groundbreaking study, researchers at McMaster University have identified a potential treatment for Sandhoff and Tay-Sachs diseases—two rare, often fatal lysosomal storage disorders that cause ...

Assistant Professor Benjamin Nilsson Payant is awarded for his studies on the molecular biology of emerging RNA viruses ...

Scientific literature tends to treat the mind and body as separate entities, but humanistic works capture the psychological effects of cancer—loneliness, grief and anxiety. By narrating the emotional ...