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Treating diseases such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s is a challenge because drugs have to be able to cross the blood–brain...

A new study in the Veterinary Record reveals that pets can be infected with the alpha variant of SARS-CoV-2, which was first detected...

Blocking a molecule that draws sensory nerves into musculoskeletal injuries prevents heterotopic ossification (HO), a process in which bone abnormally...

A new study published today by journal PloS One, has revealed that mountaintop removal mining poses a more serious and...

MIAMI—While rubbing up against a shark sounds like a risky move if you’re a fish, a collaborative research team led...

Female zebra finches are choosy but flexible when it comes to finding a mate, allowing them to avoid the fitness...

Fruit flies provide an effective platform for screening new obesity genes, and fat flies implicate a neuronal signaling pathway in...

As you read these lines the highly sophisticated biological ‘machine’ that is your brain is at work. The human brain...

Infectious disease experts from both West Virginia University and Marshall University will team up to identify and track SARS-CoV-2 variants circulating in...

As the world’s demand for protein grows, food production needs to keep pace. Now a team led by a Tufts...

This study is done by Dr. Ruifeng SU (Beijing Institutes of life science, the Chinese Academy of Sciences), and together...

The degradation and regeneration of myelin sheaths characterise neurological disorders such as multiple sclerosis. Cholesterol is an indispensable component of...

Workplace culture and masculine norms are keeping fathers from asking for flexible working hours, including paid parental leave, according to...

Depending on the outcome of social conflicts, ants of the species Harpegnathos saltator do something unusual: they can switch from...

The École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) is hosting a brand new Industrial Research Chair (ICR) that will help companies implement...

Persistent observations of large underwater animals are difficult to achieve without the help of electronic, multi-sensor tags. Data obtained from...

Since the first reported pangolin seizure in Nigeria in 2010, the country has seen an explosion in the black market...

An ingested liquid that ultimately delivers a small dose of carbon monoxide to the eye appears to target key factors...

Over the past two centuries, thousands of non-native insects have hitchhiked to the United States in packing material, on live...

University of Houston assistant professor of biology and biochemistry Tasneem Bawa-Khalfe has received a $1.8 million grant from the National Cancer...