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

28 days ago dornsife.usc.edu brain disease neuroscience

Research shows a bias in public butterfly data toward pretty species

2 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

3 months 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.

3 months ago dornsife.usc.edu brain neuroscience

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

4 months 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

8 months 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

9 months ago dornsife.usc.edu earth

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

9 months 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.

10 months 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

11 months ago dornsife.usc.edu health

Scholars have discovered evidence of a sixth basic taste

12 months ago dornsife.usc.edu neuroscience

Frequent and infrequent users of social media respond differently to rewards

14 months ago dornsife.usc.edu media neuroscience

Scientists reveal where schizophrenia may originate in the brain: Researchers studying a protein that is strongly linked to the psychiatric disorder are the first to determine the protein’s function, tracing it to a structure in the hippocampus called the dentate gyrus.

2 years ago dornsife.usc.edu brain

After six years, researchers produce the first snapshots of memory in a living animal: study shows how memories are stored in the brain, with potential impact on conditions like PTSD

2 years ago dornsife.usc.edu brain

‘Rock-breathing’ bacteria are electron spin doctors, study shows

4 years ago dornsife.usc.edu