Scientists have discovered stress-sensitive proteins In skin biopsy-derived cells that could act as biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects more than 700 million people worldwide and is caused by genetic and environmental ...

Comparing a map of the neurons in a nematode worm - the connectome - with a map of how signals travel across those neurons ...

A new study concludes that the speed at which the human brain evolved may help explain why our species experiences autism.

A new study offers clues about what made Maria Branyas Morera exceptional — and what it could mean for the rest of us.

A collaborative French-Swiss study reveals a previously unknown role for astrocytes in the brain's information processing. Published in the journal Cell, the research shows that these glial cells are ...

The way you cook your food alters the compounds your body is consuming — and certain ones play a role in accelerated aging.

Western modernization has triggered an “internal climate crisis” in the human gut. An ecological upheaval marked by ...

A collaborative French-Swiss study reveals a previously unknown role for astrocytes in the brain's information processing.

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