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The ventral striatum plays a crucial role when it comes to choices about future pain versus future profit.

SARS-CoV-2 is covered in spike proteins, which allow the virus to enter host cells once in the body. Researchers have developed a membrane that includes proteolytic enzymes that attach to the protein spikes and deactivat...

Researchers are developing a 'biosensing platform' for COVID-19 that's fast, efficient, accurate and highly sensitive, which could help scientists stay on top of shifting virus variants.

Researchers describe a different way to build a COVID-19 vaccine, one that would, in theory, remain effective against new and emerging variants and could be taken as a pill, by inhalation or other delivery methods.

Imaging of tissue specimens is an important aspect of translational research that bridges the gap between basic laboratory science and clinical science to improve the understanding of cancer and aid in the development of...

Research uses computational modeling to try to understand the body's immune response to avian flu. His latest work finds that the levels of interferon may be responsible for its more severe presentation -- and may also b...

A sensor identifies misfolded protein biomarkers in the blood. This offers a chance to detect Alzheimer's disease before any symptoms occur.

Children are more likely to prefer foods they believe to be natural to lab-grown options, rating them higher for tastiness, safety and desirability, a study shows. Researchers say the tendency in adults to prefer natural...

Cancer cells produce small amounts of their own form of collagen, creating a unique extracellular matrix that affects the tumor microbiome and protects against immune responses. This abnormal collagen structure is fundam...

Age-related changes in the retina may be driven by the loss of the pigment epithelium-derived factor protein. The findings could pave the way for the development of treatment for age-related macular degeneration and othe...

A Rockland County resident tested positive for poliovirus.

The benefits of animal therapy for memory and mental health are well documented. Some agencies are using realistic robotic pets as a therapeutic tool for memory care in older adults. Now, researchers have developed a new...

Engineers working to miniaturize optical systems for modern electronics have seen great success when it comes to the most familiar components, the lenses and optical sensors. It's been more challenging to reduce the size...

Worried about exercising with sciatica? Our experts explain how to do it safely and what exercises you should avoid

Study explores how maternal infection can affect fetal brain development, leading to sensory processing disruptions associated with ASD and schizophrenia.

A newly developed immuno-infrared sensor allowed researchers to discover biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease in blood samples 17 years before clinical symptoms appeared. The sensory is able to detect the misfolding of amy...

A new global study from AIP Publishing, the American Physical Society (APS), IOP Publishing (IOPP) and Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA) indicates that the majority of early career researchers (ECRs) want to publish...

Tetrodotoxin, the poison found in pufferfish, is an essential tool for neuroscience research, and a better technique to synthesise it could boost research into drugs that relieve pain

Researchers have developed a new method for flexibly creating various needle-shaped laser beams. These long, narrow beams can be used to improve optical coherence tomography (OCT), a noninvasive and versatile imaging too...

An An, the oldest male panda ever in captivity, has died at age 35 in a Hong Kong zoo.

Researchers have discovered thousands of biological traits that influence whether cancer cells take up nanoparticles. Researchers analyzed interactions between 35 different types of nanoparticles and nearly 500 types of ...

Macrophages play a central role in our immune response. They can trap and digest invading pathogens. However, specific bacteria such as Salmonella or Mycobacteria can survive the digestive system of macrophages and escap...