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New study finds that evolutionary history may help explain why some people develop more severe COVID-19 than others

2 days ago dornsife.usc.edu biology covid

Heavy TV watching associated with smaller brain structures, study finds

19 days ago dornsife.usc.edu brain health

The stomach helps the brain form memories: signals traveling from the gut through the vagus nerve can also help to form memories, with high-fat and high-sugar foods triggering the strongest memory-related brain activity in rats, but chronic exposure to these items worsens memory formation over time

8 days ago dornsife.usc.edu brain neuroscience

New study maps the ocean’s invisible workforce

2 months ago dornsife.usc.edu biology

A new study of the 2025 Myanmar earthquake found that seemingly “simple” faults can produce surprisingly complex earthquakes

3 months ago dornsife.usc.edu

Scientists test gravity on cosmic scales and find it behaves as expected, strengthening the case for dark matter

3 months ago dornsife.usc.edu physics

AI may be making us think and write more alike

4 months ago dornsife.usc.edu ai

One of Earth’s most abundant organisms is surprisingly fragile

6 months ago dornsife.usc.edu biology earth

Biologists discover neurons use physical signals — not electricity — to stabilize communication

7 months ago dornsife.usc.edu neuroscience

New mapping reveals how Narcan reverses opioid overdose, providing a molecular blueprint for more effective drugs.

7 months ago dornsife.usc.edu biology

A path to safer painkillers – revealed by freezing opioids and their protein receptors in motion

9 months ago dornsife.usc.edu medicine

Two iconic coral species are now functionally extinct off Florida, new study finds

9 months ago dornsife.usc.edu environment florida

A multi-university twin study finds that accelerated biological aging, amplified by early-life disadvantage, is linked to cognitive decline later in life.

10 months ago dornsife.usc.edu genetics

Five of six Channel Island fox subspecies evolved larger brain-to-body ratios than mainland gray foxes

11 months ago dornsife.usc.edu biology

Scientists reveal how microbes collaborate to consume potent greenhouse gas: « Microbes that filter methane from the ocean floor may hold new clues to addressing climate change…

11 months ago dornsife.usc.edu chemistry

Psychologists show that empathy can be conditioned through emotional rewards: we’re more likely to empathize with someone when their happiness rewards us

12 months ago dornsife.usc.edu psychology

Genome stability research: Nup98 protein droplets help protect genome during heterochromatin repair

14 months ago dornsife.usc.edu genetics

Nostalgic music activates the brain's default mode network, which is linked to memory and self-reflection, as well as its reward circuitry, aiding in memory recall

15 months ago dornsife.usc.edu brain music neuroscience

1.4 Million US Children Have Lost a Relative to Drug Overdose- Younger Kids Increasingly Affected

20 months ago dornsife.usc.edu

Falling for financial scams may be a sign of early Alzheimer’s disease, suggests a new brain imaging study of older adults

23 months ago dornsife.usc.edu brain disease neuroscience

Research shows a bias in public butterfly data toward pretty species

24 months ago dornsife.usc.edu biology

Study comparing the genetic activity of mitochondria in males and females finds extreme differences, suggesting some disease therapies must be tailored to each sex

2 years ago dornsife.usc.edu biology disease genetics

Neuroscientists found brains display distinct neural activity when experiencing “mixed emotions” such as bittersweetness, suggesting that “mixed emotions” are real, arising from unique activity in the brain, and we’re not just flip-flopping back and forth between positive and negative feelings.

2 years ago dornsife.usc.edu brain neuroscience

A new rule of biology proposed, centered on “selectively advantageous instability.”

2 years ago dornsife.usc.edu biology

How diversity among various arthropod species in cities is linked to factors such as land value, land cover and temperature

2 years ago dornsife.usc.edu environment

Research sheds new light on the catastrophic changes resulting from a burst of greenhouse gases and rising temperatures that wiped out most life on Earth and paved the way for the rise of Jurassic dinosaurs

2 years ago dornsife.usc.edu earth

New technique to create synthetic chromosomes: Cloning and reassembling natural DNA segments from yeast

2 years ago dornsife.usc.edu genetics

Study finds that degrees from the most selective liberal arts colleges yield a long-term return on investment that’s comparable to degrees from comprehensive, top-tier research universities.

2 years ago dornsife.usc.edu

Two studies reveal that MCI (mild cognitive impairment) is alarmingly under-diagnosed, with approximately 7.4 million unknowingly living with the condition

2 years ago dornsife.usc.edu health

Scholars have discovered evidence of a sixth basic taste

2 years ago dornsife.usc.edu neuroscience

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