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New research delves into an unknown cell circuit in bacteria that can lead to new targets for antibiotics.

A recent study shows that a computer game can be used to train its players to eat less sugar, as way of reducing their weight and improving their health.

Researchers were able to dramatically reduce the pain of fibromyalgia patients with medication that targeted insulin resistance.

A new algorithm improves on an ancient Greek method for finding prime numbers known as the sieve of Eratosthenes

Participants in a phase I/II clinical trial of a new enzyme-based treatment for severe dry eye disease experienced reduced signs of disease and discomfort, according to a new article.

While sifting through the bacterial genome of salmonella, food scientists discovered mcr-9, a new stealthy, jumping gene so diabolical and robust that it resists one of the world's few last-resort antibiotics.

Scientists have found significant differences in the shape and biology of the same type of cell taken from different parts of the retina, according to a new study.

Some research suggests that one reason people with obesity overeat is because they don't enjoy food -- especially sweets -- as much as lean people.

A team has developed BioBits, a suite of hands-on educational kits that enable students to perform a range of biological experiments by adding water and simple reagents to freeze-dried cell-free reactions.

Mice with a genetic mutation linked to severe depression had impaired ability for neurons in the gut and brain to create serotonin. The reduction of serotonin in the gut led to a deterioration in the gut's lining, slowin...

Take a (brief) journey through the early history of our cosmos. The universe was a busy place during the first three minutes. The cosmos we see today expanded from a tiny speck to much closer to its current massive size;...

The gut microbiome contributes to depression-like behaviors and inflammation in the ventral hippocampus, according to a new rat study. Fecal transplants from rats with lower levels of Clostridia reduced depressive behavi...

SatB2PBN-expressing neurons in the parabrachial nucleus play a key role in processing and encoding sweet tastes. The SatB2PBN neurons relay sweet taste signals from the gustatory thalamus to the cortex in mouse models.

Inducing gamma oscillations with visual stimulation via a process known as gamma entrainment using sensory stimuli, or GENUS, was shown to reduce amyloid plaques and phosphorylated tau in mouse models of dementia. Provid...

If there is one thing that everyone thinks they understand about black holes, it's spaghettification. After all, it's a popular plot device in countless sci-fi books and movies; there's just something incredibly gripping...

Plants are chatty creatures. In the last decade, researchers have shown plants communicate using underground fungal networks to exchange chemical information. However, exactly how that process works at the microscopic le...

SARM, an ancient immune protein previously implicated in apoptosis, is a key immune regulator in peripheral immune cells. The finding could help in the development of treatments for a range of diseases, including Alzheim...

Study finds a pathogenic relationship between insulin resistance and fibromyalgia. Treating fibromyalgia with metformin, a drug that combats insulin resistance, resulted in a dramatic reduction of pain levels for patient...

A deficiency of the SHANK3 gene, a gene associated with ASD, results in structural and functional deficits in the prefrontal cortex. The functional and structural alterations in the PFC were linked to an impairment in so...

A microscopic video of the human immune system in action reveals how our bodies blow tiny holes in foreign bacteria, while leaving our own cells intact

Exposure to everyday stressors may result in impairments in endothelial function for patients with major depressive disorder. The findings reveal a possible reason for the association between stress, depression and an in...

A longtime professor of astronomy continues to wrestle with the strangeness of it all --