Understanding the connection between behavior and brain cell activity is a major goal of neuroscience. To make progress, neuroscientists often choose simple, transparent lab animals because it's ...

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The traditional model of memory proposes that different types of long term memory are processed in separate brain modules. New research shows activation of these modules overlaps.

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A grandfather in Lima, Montana, has been accused of negligent homicide after his 3-year-old grandson, who had spina bifida, ...

Does taking folic acid (folate) supplements affect the risk or severity of malaria infection amongst people who are taking (antifolate) medications to prevent or treat malaria, in areas where malaria ...

Anyone who looks at the creation of a human baby as it develops in the womb, is fascinated by the immensely complex process ...

A fertility practitioner and women's health nutritionist reveals the best foods to eat during pregnancy for a healthy mother and baby, from eggs to fish, and the one food you may not be getting enough ...

As the UK adds folic acid to supermarket bread, a nutritionist examines whether TikTok health fears are backed by evidence.

A recent study reveals that Indian mothers may need more than just iron for healthy children. Here is why this study matters and why you should be supplementing vitamin B12 with folate.

The discovery was made by re-analyzing radar data from NASA's Magellan spacecraft from the early 1990s. This finding confirms long-held theories about the existence of subsurface volcanic features on ...