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·September 9, 2025·4 min read

Evolution of Human Brain May Explain High Autism Rates

A new study suggests that autism may be linked to the rapid evolution of brain cell types unique to humans. Researchers found that outer-layer neurons in the human brain evolved far more quickly than in other apes, with significant changes in autism-associated genes.

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·November 20, 2024·6 min read

AI Improves Brain Tumor Detection

AI models trained on MRI data can now distinguish brain tumors from healthy tissue with high accuracy, nearing human performance. Using convolutional neural networks and transfer learning from tasks like camouflage detection, researchers improved the models’ ability to recognize tumors.

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·July 12, 2023·4 min read

Sea Snakes Regained Color Vision via Rare Genetic Evolution

A new study reveals the annulated sea snake has evolved to perceive a wider range of colors than its ancestors. Early snakes lost their color vision during their adaptation to dim-light burrowing lifestyles, but sea snakes, which inhabit brighter marine environments, regained color vision.

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·October 6, 2022·4 min read

Expanding Voting Rights Can Reduce Violence

Extending voting rights through the Voting Rights Act halved both the number of instances of actual political violence and the likelihood of new waves of political violence, a new study reports.

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·March 17, 2021·4 min read

Electronic Cigarettes Help Smokers With Schizophrenia Quit

Between 60-90% of people with schizophrenia smoke, compared to between 15-24% of the general population. A new study found 40% of those with schizophrenia stopped smoking traditional cigarettes after 12 weeks of switching to e-cigarettes. Researchers also reported a significant number of participants sustained their reduction in smoking or completely stopped smoking at the end of the 12-week study.

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·November 21, 2019·3 min read

New Alzheimer’s risk gene discovered

Study implicates a genetic variation within a segment of the Mucin 6 gene as a new risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer's disease.

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·April 10, 2018·5 min read

Later School Start Times Really Do Improve Sleep Time

Researchers reveal later school start times improve sleep quality in children.

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·January 11, 2017·2 min read

More Older Americans Using Cannabis

A new study reports that more adults over the age of 50 are using cannabis than ever before and the rate of use in this age group is outpacing all other age groups. The paper considers changing attitudes based on law and health needs for the growth in use.