New study reveals why autistic teens struggle with sounds of unfamiliar voices
Just like other teenagers, many teens on the autism spectrum are itching to exercise their social muscles. They hope for…
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Study links chronic xanthan gum consumption to colon inflammation
Xanthan gum is found almost everywhere. This food additive has thickening, stabilizing, and gelling properties and is one of the…
Imaging technique uncovers how copper imbalance may contribute to neurodegenerative diseases
Using a groundbreaking imaging technique, a University of Houston chemist is uncovering how copper imbalances in the body may contribute…
New consensus provides updated guidance for managing prolactinoma tumors
Prolactinomas are the most common functional pituitary neuroendocrine tumors, accounting for nearly half of all hormone-secreting pituitary adenomas. They can…
Visual protocol fails to detect critical water quality problems
A new study finds a widely-used technique for assessing the health of freshwater streams is not effective at detecting a…
High physician knowledge scores linked to lower healthcare costs
Patients whose physicians scored higher in the first year of the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Internal Medicine Longitudinal…
Infants use spatial cues to hear voices in noise
In noisy environments, organisms differentiate sounds they want to detect from interfering noise to improve their perception of target sounds. This process is widely conserved across species,…
Study reveals distinct roles of oxygen-sensing proteins in skeletal muscles
Skeletal muscles-responsible for movement, joint stabilization, and postural support-are highly metabolically active and heavily reliant on oxygen during physical activity.…
Dysregulation of immune regulator NF-κB drives major human diseases
The NF‑κB family is a master regulator of innate and adaptive immunity. Its aberrant activation-via canonical or non‑canonical pathways-drives chronic…
New approach accurately predicts lung cancer mutations
Scientists have developed a new method for accurately predicting gene changes that cause lung cancer, without the need for slower,…