To the Editor: Anfinrud et al. now illustrate in the Journal how liquid droplets exhaled during speech can linger in…
When damaged, the adult brain repairs itself by going back to the beginning
When adult brain cells are injured, they revert to an embryonic state, say researchers. In their newly adopted immature state,…
COPD as a lung stem cell disease
Two stem cell researchers have found an abundance of abnormal stem cells in the lungs of patients who suffer from…
Researchers use snake venom to solve structure of muscle protein
Researchers have uncovered the detailed shape of a key protein involved in muscle contraction.
How ‘hypermutated’ malignant brain tumors escape chemotherapy and immunotherapy
An analysis of more than 10,000 gliomas and clinical outcomes found that glioma patients whose tumors were hypermutated actually had…
A gut-to-brain circuit drives sugar preference and may explain sugar cravings
The sensation of sweetness starts on the tongue, but sugar molecules also trip sensors in the gut that directly signal…
Researchers restore sight in mice by turning skin cells into light-sensing eye cells
Researchers have discovered a technique for directly reprogramming skin cells into light-sensing rod photoreceptors used for vision, sidestepping the need…
Prescribing an overdose: A chapter in the opioid epidemic
Research indicates that widespread opioid overprescribing contributed to the opioid epidemic. New research shows that this dangerous trend has apparently…
The retention effect of training
Company training increases the loyalty of its employees. Loyalty also increases if the training improves the employees’ chances on the…
Childhood exposure to parental smoking linked to poorer cognitive function in midlife
A new study shows that exposure to parental smoking in childhood and adolescence is associated with poorer learning ability and…