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For decades, neuroscience has been exceptionally good at observing individual neurons and increasingly capable of recording entire local circuits. The...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is often portrayed through visible rituals—repeated handwashing, checking, or cleaning—but the disorder is driven by something less obvious:...

A new study of the Ross Sea has revealed how dramatically Antarctic waves may respond when sea ice retreats, offering...

Li, G., Maeyens, L.T., Yin, J. and colleagues have identified a previously underappreciated connection between a liver protein called ABHD6...

For decades, crop breeding has focused on the visible organism: larger seeds, stronger stems, faster growth, resistance to pathogens and...

A child’s heartbeat can reveal a great deal long before a scan or blood test does. Yet the traditional tool...

Parkinson’s disease may begin influencing the brain long before tremors, stiffness, or slowed movement become visible—and a new study points...

Glycol ethers are among the quietest chemicals in modern life. They are used in cleaning products, paints, coatings, cosmetics, personal-care...

A new qualitative study is putting a human face on one of stroke recovery’s least visible complications: social isolation. Published...

For people receiving a bilateral lung transplant, the operation is only the beginning of a prolonged period of medical vulnerability....