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Brain tumors located in regions that control speech, vision and motor function present additional challenges to neurosurgeons, as damaging the surrounding tissue can cause severe loss of those abilities.

The guidelines come as Dr. Mike Varshavski, a social-media star who spots medical misinformation, prepares to host Americans for Ben-Gurion University’s “Pioneering Medical Science” event on April 23.

The event “What Would You Do if You Only Had One Week to Live?” fostered dialogue among students and faculty on the science of happiness and finding meaning in a time-limited life, April 12.

Reggev and his international colleagues have published 10 simple rules for socially responsible science in the latest issue of PLOS Computational Biology.

The gladiator format isn’t always conducive to shared understanding, but alternatives are gaining ground.

Motherhood is a period of neuroplasticity and mental vulnerability that help women adapt to the enormous requirements of a baby’s arrival

A new study from Duke developmental psychologists asked kids just that, as well as how smart and sensitive they thought the smart speaker Alexa was

For UC Santa Barbara students struggling to make and maintain meaningful connections, a recent study examining the link between social networks and psychological well-being may provide some much-needed comfort.

A new study from Duke developmental psychologists asked kids just that, as well as how smart and sensitive they thought the smart speaker Alexa was compared to its floor-dwelling cousin Roomba, an autonomous robotic vacuum cleaner.

Most kids know it’s wrong to yell or hit someone, but what if that someone is a robot named Alexa? A new study from Duke asked kids how smart and sensitive they thought the virtual assistant was compared to a robotic vacuum. Four- to eleven-year-olds rated Alexa as more intelligent than the Roomba but felt neither deserve to be yelled at or otherwise harmed.