Strangely, wild rabbits in Australia have not suffered the grisly fate of Dr. Reads laboratory animals. He and his colleagues suspect that the new adaptation in the viruses was a response to stronger… [+1485 chars]
COVID-19 cases are increasing again in the United Kingdom, potentially signaling a future surge in infections in the United States and other countries. A pair of new subvariants of the dominant Omic… [+6418 chars]
A region of the forebrain known as the striatum tends to be larger in psychopathic individuals, according to new neuroimaging findings published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research. “We were inte… [+3541 chars]
This might sound like the stuff of horror movies, but to treat some diseases you need to have drugs carefully injected into your eye. Not only does the process sound terrible, there's actually quite… [+3186 chars]
Most of the body’s organs clear out waste with the help of the lymphatic system, but the brain uses a different plumbing system. Cerebrospinal fluid relies on the pulsing of the arteries to actively… [+317 chars]
With enough training, most humans can learn how to echolocate, using their tongue to make clicking sounds and interpreting the echoes that come back, reflected from the surrounding environment. In a… [+4315 chars]
Bone cells are constantly dying and being renewed, but in patients with osteoporosis not enough new bone forms. This means they become more porous, weaker and more prone to fracturing. The condition … [+1761 chars]
