Aging, neurological diseases and our bodies' stress response are all linked to the tiny power plants inside each cell known ...

Researchers have developed a new laboratory method to create beneficial compounds originally identified in a tropical fruit.

Less than 400 angle-stemmed myrtle specimens remain in the wild in Australia. Scientists are working on ways to preserve the ...

This spring, the Trump administration rescinded a grant that maintained FlyBase, a pillar of global basic research, as part ...

New studies show that astrocytes, also known as support cells or “silent cells,” have a larger impact on brain function than previously assumed. Previously, astrocytes were thought to provide a suppor ...

Plants often counteract water scarcity through osmotic adjustment, accumulating sugars and other solutes that stabilize ...

The average adult needs two servings of fruit daily, depending on height, weight, sex, and activity level. Learn about how ...

Insect exoskeletons and gut linings are built from chitin, using type A and B enzymes. New research shows these enzymes aren’t interchangeable—they differ in how they work inside cells and which ...

Using a method called CUT&RUN, researchers saw that Zelda binds genes that decide wing shape, vein placement, and cell ...

Learn how fruits like cherries, blueberries, apples, grapes, strawberries, citrus, and pomegranates can support your health and help lower cancer risk.

University of Minnesota researchers developed a 3D-printed scaffold that directs stem cells to grow into functioning nerve cells, successfully restoring movement in rats with severed spinal cords.

Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by Aβ plaques, tau protein neuronal fiber tangles, and neuroinflammation, poses a significant global health problem, ...