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One of the largest surveys of American views on religion and science suggests that the religious and scientific communities may be less combative than is commonly portrayed in the media and in politics.

High levels of the stress hormone cortisol may contribute to the risk aversion and ‘irrational pessimism’ found among bankers and fund managers during financial crises, according to a new study.

Families speak out about how important it is to let young people know that an eating disorder can be fatal.

A saliva test for teenage boys with mild symptoms of depression could help identify those who will later develop major depression.

A pacifier-activated recording of mother singing may improve a premature baby’s feeding, which in turn could lead to its leaving the hospital sooner.

To answer the seemingly simple question “Have I been here before?” we must use our memories of previous experiences to determine if our current location is familiar or novel. Scientists have now identified a region of the hippocampus, called CA2, w…

progression of disease in memory clinic patients can be tracked efficiently with 45 minutes of neuropsychological testing, new research shows. MRI measures of brain atrophy were shown to be less reliable to pick up changes in the same patients. This fi…

Watching video of simple tasks before carrying them out may boost the brain’s structure, or plasticity, and increase motor skills, according to a new study. Brain plasticity is the brain’s ability to flex and adapt, allowing for better learning. Th…

The fatal neurodegenerative disease ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, has been under investigation by researchers, and in particular, how it spreads. New findings suggest that transmission can be blocked, and that misfolded non-mutant SOD1 can b…

The brain activity of alcohol-dependent women were compared in a recent study to women who were not addicted. Results found stark and surprising differences. “We see that the network dynamics of alcohol-dependent women may be really different from that…