26 new genes have now been linked to intellectual disability. Currently most patients with intellectual…
Month: April 2017
Mechanism that regulates acoustic habituation identified
Most people will startle when they hear an unexpected loud sound. The second time they…
Wiring of the ‘little brain’ linked to multiple forms of mental illness
Nearly half of people with one mental illness also experience another mental illness at the…
Team tackles mysterious disease afflicting wild and captive snakes
Biologists and veterinarians across the central and eastern United States are calling on researchers to…
When children see war as better than peace
For most people, the end of a war offers relief, hope, and an end to…
Genetic basis for drug response in childhood absence epilepsy
Consider two children who have childhood absence epilepsy (CAE), the most common form of pediatric…
It’s not just big business: Crowdsourcing creates a ‘win-win situation’
Why do ordinary people sign on to help design or produce a product without much…
Assessing noise in Southern California whale habitat
A new study assessing the underwater soundscape off Southern California found that blue, fin and…
Physicists discover hidden aspects of electrodynamics
Radio waves, microwaves and even light itself are all made of electric and magnetic fields….
Did you catch that? Robot’s speed of light communication could protect you from danger
If you were monitoring a security camera and saw someone set down a backpack and…