Humans’ big brains might be due in part to newly identified protein
A protein that may partly explain why human brains are larger than those of other animals has been identified by...
Read moreA protein that may partly explain why human brains are larger than those of other animals has been identified by...
Read moreTwo major genetic studies of autism, led in part by UC San Francisco scientists and involving more than 50 laboratories...
Read moreUC San Francisco researchers have used brain scans to predict how young children learn to read, giving clinicians a possible...
Read moreIt sounds like science fiction, but it seems that bacteria within us — which outnumber our own cells about 100-fold...
Read moreBrief, acute psychological stress promoted healing in mouse models of three different types of skin irritations, in a study led...
Read moreResearchers at UC San Francisco have found that children with sensory processing disorders have decreased structural brain connections in specific...
Read moreParents who have a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are about one third less likely to have more children...
Read moreDespite its potentially harmful effects in children, codeine continues to be prescribed in U.S. emergency rooms, according to new research...
Read moreE-cigarettes, promoted as a way to quit regular cigarettes, may actually be a new route to conventional smoking and nicotine...
Read moreUC San Francisco researchers are reporting a detailed account of how speech sounds are identified by the human brain, offering...
Read moreSomeone with access to firearms is three times more likely to commit suicide and nearly twice as likely to be...
Read moreScientists at UC San Francisco are reporting that they have found a way to reverse some of the negative effects...
Read moreNew research in Nature concludes the eye – which depends on light to see – also needs light to develop...
Read moreScientific studies have suggested that a wandering mind indicates unhappiness, whereas a mind that is present in the moment indicates...
Read moreRaising levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the frontal cortex of the brain significantly decreased impulsivity in healthy adults, in...
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