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The smell of geosmin is unmistakable: it’s the odour that permeates the air after a summer rain squall or fills your nose while gardening. It’s...

Philadelphia (April 5, 2022) – Can’t resist your pup’s adoring expression when he begs for a treat? A new study reveals key anatomical features that...

Pregnancy, long reproductive span, and older age at menopause are associated with a lower risk of dementia in women, according to a study publishing April...

Researchers led by Mark Eckert at the Medical University of South Carolina, United States, report that two seemingly opposing theories of language processing are both...

Philadelphia (April 2, 2022)—Treating wounds with an extract taken from wild blueberries may improve healing, according to a new study. The research will be presented...

Philadelphia (April 2, 2022)—A study in postmenopausal people suggests eating nutrient-rich prunes every day may be beneficial to bone health, reducing inflammatory factors that contribute...

Scientists at Northwestern Medicine are using new advances in CRISPR gene-editing technology to uncover new biology that could lead to longer-lasting treatments and new therapeutic...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 1, 2022) — “Deep breaths, April. Deep breaths.”  Credit: Mark Cornelison | University of Kentucky Photo LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 1, 2022) — “Deep breaths, April. Deep...

For 25 years, UC Berkeley biologist Robert Dudley has been intrigued by humans' love of alcohol. In 2014, he wrote a book proposing that our...

The human metathalamus is extremely important for relaying auditory and visual signals to the rest of the brain. However, a detailed, three-dimensional map of the...

An international team of investigators, including several researchers in biological sciences from the U of A, have published a paper that reports the discovery of...

PHILADELPHIA— A new type of cell that resides deep within human lungs and may play a key role in human lung diseases has been discovered...

Cichlids and stingrays can perform simple addition and subtraction in the number range of one to five. This has been shown in a recent study...

The SARS-CoV-2 virus can infect specialized pacemaker cells that maintain the heart’s rhythmic beat, setting off a self-destruction process within the cells, according to a...

The presence of dendritic cells, so-called ‘sentinel’ immune cells, is vital to maintain and regulate the balance of the body’s immune response. Researchers have discovered an...