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What researchers know about the genetic complexity of schizophrenia, to date

What researchers know about the genetic complexity of schizophrenia, to date

Albert Wagner

Patrick Sullivan, MD, FRANZCP, the Yeargan Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Genetics at the UNC School of Medicine, and researchers ...

No, the Seine Cleanup Wasn’t a Failure

No, the Seine Cleanup Wasn’t a Failure

Albert Wagner

Despite the creation of multiple stormwater reservoirs, like the Bassin d’Austerlitz, which collect stormwater and slowly release it after the ...

Block (SQ) earnings Q2 2024

Block (SQ) earnings Q2 2024

Albert Wagner

Block beat on profit in its second-quarter earnings report on Thursday. The stock rose in extended trading. Here is how ...

Metal money wasn’t just for the rich in Bronze Age Europe, study finds

Metal money wasn’t just for the rich in Bronze Age Europe, study finds

Albert Wagner

We have no written evidence about how people lived in Europe during the Bronze Age (2300–800 BCE), so archaeologists piece ...

What researchers know about the genetic complexity of schizophrenia, to date

Pursuing the middle path to scientific discovery

Albert Wagner

Scientists determined the properties of a material in thin-film form that uses a voltage to produce a change in shape ...

The Incredible Physics of Simone Biles’ Yurchenko Double Pike

The Incredible Physics of Simone Biles’ Yurchenko Double Pike

Albert Wagner

A gymnast can actually perform both of these types of rotation at the same time—that’s what makes the sport so ...

U.S. crude oil jumps 4% after Hamas leader killed in Tehran

U.S. crude oil jumps 4% after Hamas leader killed in Tehran

Albert Wagner

U.S. crude oil futures jumped 4% on Wednesday after Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran, Iran, renewing ...

Look to the skies for more northern lights in Canada this week

Look to the skies for more northern lights in Canada this week

Albert Wagner

A storm is brewing. A solar storm, that is. It’s already been a banner year for northern lights viewing in ...

Genetically engineered ‘mind control’ parasite could deliver drugs to the brain

Genetically engineered ‘mind control’ parasite could deliver drugs to the brain

Albert Wagner

A parasite called Toxoplasma gondii lurks inside 1 in 3 people worldwide, hiding out in the brain and other organs. ...

What researchers know about the genetic complexity of schizophrenia, to date

MicroRNA study sets stage for crop improvements

Albert Wagner

MicroRNAs can make plants more capable of withstanding drought, salinity, pathogens and more. However, in a recent study published in ...