A research group led by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has proposed a new concept for predicting autism and autistic traits. "Empathic disequilibrium" combines two types of empathy into a…
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Hemophilia: Training the immune system to be tolerant
Hemophilia A is the most common severe form of hemophilia. It almost exclusively affects males. The disease can usually be treated well, but not for all sufferers. A study at…
Awareness of one’s own body is partly based on the brain making guesses based on probability theory
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have found that the perception of one's own body is largely based on the brain making guesses based on probability theory. How we perceive our own…
New factor in the development of hereditary kidney cancer discovered
Deletion of the HIRA protein promotes the proliferation and invasion of tumor cells in cell culture and animal models. That is the result of a research endeavor led by Alexander…
Development of vision in early childhood: No screens before age two
Things are busy on a rainy Saturday afternoon when I make a trip to the mall to finalize some back-to-school shopping. I pass by a lot of people, including several…
Study clarifies how physical exercise burns muscle fat
An article published in Science Advances describes for the first time a neuromuscular circuit that links the burning of muscle fat to the action of a protein in the brain.…
Study links reconstructive surgery after breast cancer to changes in upper limb movement
A recently published study authored by a pair of University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers shows that reconstructive surgery after breast cancer treatment has a demonstrable impact on arm and shoulder…