Night Light and Depression: Research Advance for Nighttime-Light-Induced Depressive Behaviors in Mice

2020-06-09

Do you have the habit of bringing cellphone up in bed? Well, think it over -- for it can be related to depression if excessive.

Researchers reveal circuit mechanism of visual associative learning

2020-06-05

The orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) plays an important role in flexible, outcome-guided behavior. Studies in rodents and monkeys have demonstrated that the identity and expected values of specific outcomes are represented by activities in the OFC.

Researchers Develop High-performance Cancer Vaccine Using Novel Microcapsules

2020-05-25

Developing safe and efficient bioformulations using approved materials and ingenious designs can accelerate the clinical translation process.

Ancient DNA Unveils Important Missing Piece of Human History

2020-05-21

Newly released genomes from Neolithic East Asia have unveiled a missing piece of human prehistory, according to a study conducted by Prof. FU Qiaomei's team from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Study shows why men are hit harder by virus

2020-05-18

Men are more likely to die from the novel coronavirus than women and the reason could be due to high levels of an enzyme in their lungs that helps the disease take hold there, according to a study.

Animation: Where is the patient zero of COVID-19?

2020-05-14

As COVID-19 sweeps through the world, medical scientists are racing to find the origin of the outbreak, specifically, to locate patient zero of the disease.