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Credit: Lobachevsky University Biological neurons are coupled unidirectionally through a special junction called a synapse. An electrical signal is transmitted along a neuron after some...

Two in three ALD patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) survived for less than a year afterwards, the study shows. The findings highlight...

A radical new approach combining archaeology, genetics and microscopy can reveal long-forgotten secrets of human diet, sanitation and movement from studying parasites in ancient poo,...

Credit: Springer Nature Every day, every human on the planet is exposed to one of the most toxic substances we know. However, it's largely invisible...

Credit: Raquel Pereira Selfish genes are genes that are passed on to the next generation but confer no advantage on the individual as a whole,...

Credit: Photo courtesy Gregory Berns, Emory University When some dogs hear their owners say "squirrel," they perk up, become agitated. They may even run to...

Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Entomology professor Gene Robinson, an international leader in honey bee research, has been elected to the...

Credit: B. Ariunbaatar/WCS Mongolia NEW YORK (October 15, 2018) - A team of conservationists from the Royal Veterinary College, WCS, Food and Agricultural Organization of...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--October 15, 2018--Normally, the blood protein fibrin does not enter the brain. But in several neurological disorders, the blood-brain barrier--which keeps large molecules...

Researchers at the University of Missouri have successfully produced a litter of pigs that are genetically resistant to a deadly porcine virus. Coronaviruses, highly contagious...

Credit: Mary Burrows BOZEMAN -- Montanans have grown lentils for two decades, at times producing more lentils than any other state. But growers and scientists...

Credit: Timothy Lee Photographers Karen Kasza, Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Columbia Engineering, has won a Packard Fellowship for Science and...

The Nordic countries have begun the job of adapting their societies to climate change. But a lot of work remains. To facilitate the exchange of...

Squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) are aggressive malignancies arising from squamous epithelium of various organs, such as esophagus, head and neck, lung and skin. Previous studies...

(Georgetown University Medical Center) A research team, led by investigators from Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, details how a natural and dramatic process -- changes...