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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by differences in communication, behavior and ...

Researchers have uncovered a surprising way the brain switches pain on, revealing that neurons can release an enzyme outside ...

Researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas' Center for Advanced Pain Studies (CAPS) and their colleagues have made a ...

Food nourishes our bodies, but certain types have the potential to enhance mental activities. What we eat may influence our ...

New research reveals that neurons release a little-understood extracellular kinase called VLK to strengthen synaptic ...

In the animal kingdom, penises can be spiked, split, corkscrewed - even detachable. They're one of the most diverse structures in biology. The human ...