A new study shows that enhancing activity of a specific component of 'NMDA' receptors normalizes protein synthesis, neural activity and seizure susceptibility in the hippocampus of fragile X lab mice.

UNIVERSITIES in Scotland are facing a fresh wave of strike action amid threats of cuts and closures. Teaching staff at Dundee University will go on strike on Monday for 15 days, while professional ...

Protestors have formed a barricade at the University of Edinburgh to demand Scottish institutions’ divestment from the arms ...

MIT neuroscientists have made a breakthrough in treating fragile X syndrome by leveraging a novel neurotransmitter signaling ...

Ice loss from the world’s glaciers has accelerated over the past decade, scientists said on Wednesday, warning that melting ...

Studying abroad, even for a short time, is an exciting adventure. Whether it’s a two-week research trip to Boston, month-long ...

NASA shared new ground-based telescope observations of the rock, which is estimated be about 130 to 300 feet (40 to 90 metres ...

A groundbreaking cancer study led by Professor Tom Bird from the Cancer Research UK Scotland Institute has discovered a drug combination that ...

Researchers present a global assessment of ice loss since the beginning of the millennium. In a global comparison, the glaciers in the Alps and Pyrenees are melting the fastest.

British startup Earthwave and a group of European academics have discovered alarming developments in glacier retreat.

Ice loss from the world's glaciers has accelerated over the past decade, scientists said on Wednesday, warning that melting ...

Rhea Clarke joins sister Elliann in being called up by Scotland and is one of nine uncapped players in head coach Bryan Easson's 34-strong extended training squad for the Women's Six Nations.