IN THE LAB
How Marijuana Turns The Brain On
The crystal structure of the human cannabinoid receptor could help explain the unexpectedly complex and occasionally harmful effects of marijuana.
What Connects The Brain’s Two Hemispheres
Scientists have identified the cells behind a common brain disorder where the connection between the brain's left and right hemispheres fails to form.
China’s New Two-Child Policy Unlikely To Lead To Population Boom
The effect of China's two-child policy on the shrinking workforce and rapid population aging may not be felt for two decades.
Caregiver Depression: Worse For Daughters Or Daughters-In-Law?
Researchers have found that the emotional relationship between dementia patients and their caregivers may contribute to the caregivers' depression.
First Korean Genome Sequenced
This genome sequence, the most contiguous and complete human genome mapped to date, may be beneficial to the field of precision medicine.
Even Small Scale Agriculture Threatens Rainforests: Study
It's not just big palm oil plantations that are bad. Small-scale farming that puts short term profits ahead of sustainability also damages the rain forest, study says.
Gene Therapy Reduces Heart Failure In Mice
By inhibiting the production of ANGPTL2, researchers were able to reduce the progression of heart failure in mouse models.
Easy As One, Two, Three? Kids Learn Quantifiers In Order, Despite Language
No matter what language they speak, children learn words of quantity such as ‘all’, ‘some’ or ‘none’ in the same order.
Mice File Positive And Negative Memories In Different Parts Of The Brain
Whether a memory is nice or nasty determines where in the basolateral amygdala it is stored.
