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A $1.5 million grant has been awarded to University of Rhode Island neuroscientist William Van Nostrand to investigate one of the most dangerous and least...

The human genome contains more than 20,000 genes, yet most cells use only a fraction of them at any given moment. How cells decide which...

A new study published in Nature Communications has drawn attention to a deceptively simple question with potentially far-reaching consequences: can the amount of sugar encountered...

A new perspective in Pediatric Research is drawing attention to a problem that often hides in plain sight: medicine cannot reliably diagnose, compare, or treat...

Gallbladder cancer may have acquired a new molecular clue, according to a study reporting that the protein C2ORF68 helps malignant cells avoid programmed cell death....

Rice may be getting a powerful nutritional upgrade. A new meta-analysis published in npj Sustainable Agriculture reports that combining genetic biofortification with agronomic practices can...

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) does not behave as a single, uniform biological entity. Although all known isolates belong to the same highly pathogenic virus...

Parkinson’s disease research is moving beyond the brain. A new study in npj Parkinson’s Disease proposes a “kidney-inflammation-erythrocyte” framework designed to improve the prediction of...

A new clinical study published in BMC Geriatrics is drawing attention to a potentially overlooked connection in later life: the relationship between eating disorder–related attitudes...

A new artificial intelligence framework is giving researchers a sharper way to read the spatial language of cells, connecting molecular activity inside individual cells with...

A rare cancer of the duodenum is offering researchers an unusually detailed view of how tumors organize their immune surroundings. In a study published in...

Arginine, an amino acid commonly obtained from protein-rich foods and produced by the human body, may play a direct role in determining how effectively cells...

Coal gangue, the dark, rock-like waste left behind by coal mining, could be transformed from an environmental liability into a powerful tool for cleaning polluted...

SDSS Data Release 20 Maps the Southern Sky in Unprecedented Detail The Sloan Digital Sky Survey has released Data Release 20, a major expansion of...

Brazilian aquaculture has revealed an unexpected bacterial threat that could reshape disease management in one of the world’s fastest-growing food sectors. Scientists have identified, for...