Neuroscientists have discovered how neurons in the digestive tract of the worm C. elegans signal the brain to slow down…
How sperm stem cells maintain their number
Researchers have revealed a novel mechanism for stem cell number control.
AIDS: An approach for targeting HIV reservoirs
Current HIV treatments need to be taken for life by those infected as antiretroviral therapy is unable to eliminate viral…
Stem cell-derived neurons stop seizures and improve cognitive function
About 3.4 million Americans, or 1.2 percent of the population, have active epilepsy. Although the majority respond to medication, between…
Novel imaging technique brings diagnostic potential into operating room
Researchers have successfully visualized the tumor microenvironment of human breast tissue shortly after it was surgically removed from a patient…
Urine drug testing may be important in early phases of addiction treatment
A new study shows that urine drug testing can be a useful tool to treat patients with opioid use disorder…
Bacteria rely on classic business model
The pneumonia causing pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa has developed a twin-track strategy to colonize its host. It generates two different cells…
Himalayan marmot genome offers clues to life at extremely high altitudes
Himalayan marmots can survive at altitudes up to 5,000 meters in the Himalayan regions of India, Nepal, and Pakistan and…
Bacteria-based drug delivery system that outperforms conventional methods
An interdisciplinary team has created a drug delivery system that could radically expand cancer treatment options.
Understanding repetitive head impacts in sports
A new study has found that eyeball and eyelid movement, or oculomotor function, which is used to detect symptomless brain…