Study: Key social reward circuit in the brain impaired in kids with autism —...
Children with autism have structural and functional abnormalities in the brain circuit that normally makes social interaction feel rewarding, according to a new...
Study: We may have less control over our thoughts than previously assumed — ...
Think you're totally in control of your thoughts? Maybe not as much as you think, according to a new San Francisco State University...
Study: Magnetized wire could be used to detect cancer in people — (Details)
A magnetic wire used to snag scarce and hard-to-capture tumor cells could prove to be a swift and effective tactic for early cancer...
Study: Reward and unease are closely linked in the brain — (Details)
The brains of both humans and other animals have circuits that connect powerful impressions from the senses to positive or negative feelings --...
Study: Findings open up possibilities for new therapies to treat osteoporosis and skeletal aging...
In an unexpected discovery, UCLA researchers have found that a gene previously known to control human metabolism also controls the equilibrium of bone...
Study: Massive genome havoc in breast cancer is revealed — (Details)
In cancer cells, genetic errors wreak havoc. Misspelled genes, as well as structural variations -- larger-scale rearrangements of DNA that can encompass large...
Study: Looking at the urine and blood may be best in diagnosing myeloma —...
When it comes to diagnosing a condition in which the plasma cells that normally make antibodies to protect us instead become cancerous, it...
Study: One step closer to finding a cure for brain diseases — (Details)
A research team led by Professor Jaewon Ko and Ji Won Um from Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences identified a new principle...
Study: Preaching to the choir or singing from the rooftops? — (Details)
Isabelle Côté is an SFU professor of marine ecology and conservation and an active science communicator whose prime social media platform is Twitter.
Côté,...
Study: Teaching robots to be more reliable teammates for soldiers — (Details)
Researchers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University developed a new technique to quickly teach robots...
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Hey ISIS, You Suck: Local Muslims Post Anti-ISIS Billboard
A new billboard on Manchester Road in Missouri reads, "HEY ISIS, YOU SUCK!!! From: #ActualMuslims."
A group of Muslim-Americans have put up a blunt billboard...
