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Hormone-gene interaction may underlie sex/individual differences in mental disorders. Credit: © vladimirfloyd / Fotolia Fluctuations in estrogen can trigger atypical functioning in a key brain memory...

PTSD is a common and debilitating mental disorder that occurs after a traumatic event. Credit: © Feng Yu / Fotolia A large new study from the...

Blood Falls is a famous iron-rich outflow of water that scientists suspected was connected to a water source that may have been trapped under...

This unprocessed image of Saturn's moon Titan was captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft during its final close flyby of the hazy, planet-sized moon on...

In the past, scientists typically avoided linking individual weather events to climate change, citing the challenges of teasing apart human influence from the natural...

Dogs in the study. Credit: Image courtesy of Canisius College Researchers at Canisius College found that the relationship between two dogs living in the same household...

This is a schematic representation of the monolithically integrated SiPV-LIB device and the electrochemical performance of the bipolar LIB. Credit: UNIST A team of researchers, affiliated...

A team of University of Pennsylvania neuroscientists showed for the first time that electrical stimulation delivered when memory is predicted to fail can improve...

Optogenetics utilizes methods where light can be used to control cellular functions. Credit: Jari Rossi Light can be used as an accurate method to control gene...

Laser light can be seen scattered by nanoparticles in a solution of the UTSW-developed nanovaccine. Credit: UT Southwestern. Researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center have developed...

This image shows a wax worm chewing a hole through plastic. Polyethylene debris can be seen attached to the caterpillar. Credit: Federica Bertocchini, Paolo Bombelli,...