Month: February 2024

Black carbon is the most dangerous air pollutant you’ve never heard of. Its two main sources, diesel exhaust and wood

As climate changes, temperature isn’t the only factor to influence the spread of infectious diseases. Humidity plays a role, too,

The mechanisms by which antidepressants and other emotion-focused medications work could be reconsidered due to an important new breakthrough in

A new study shows oxygenation levels in the placenta, formed during the last three months of fetal development, are an

Studies at MIT and elsewhere are producing mounting evidence that light flickering and sound clicking at the gamma brain rhythm

An analysis of 430,000 adults in the U.S. found that using cannabis, most commonly through smoking, eating or vaporizing it,

The eyes have been called the window to the brain. It turns out they also serve as an immunological barrier

There lies a paradox in sleep. Its apparent tranquility juxtaposes with the brain’s bustling activity. The night is still, but

Half a century ago, scientists Jim Watson and Alexey Olovnikov independently realized that there was a problem with how our

A collaborative research endeavor by scientists in the Departments of Radiology, Neurology, and Psychology and Neuroscience at the UNC School