Male insects carrying venom proteins transferred these to disease-spreading females, reducing their lifespan and providing a ...

Studies shed light on pain perception, placebo effect pathways, and how human stem cells can be used to model pain.

J anuary first finds many people making New Year’s resolutions to eat healthier, exercise more, save money, or stop doomscrolling. All these actions can improve well-being in the long-term, but if ...

A newly identified cartilage cell generates fat vacuoles and makes the surrounding tissues pliable. This helps keep the ear ...

With rare exceptions like the oral polio vaccine and intranasal vaccines against influenza, the majority of immunizations are ...

A taurine-derived metabolite may hold the key to regulating food intake and body weight, potentially inspiring a new class of ...

Studying a diverse and peculiar genus of mice offers researchers a window into the genetic and neural underpinnings of ...

People consume various types and quantities of food. Studies indicate that the gut microbiome could be one of the drivers of ...

Organoids are 3D cell culture models that more accurately reflect the structural and functional complexities of organs in vitro than traditional 2D cell culture methods. Generally derived from stem ...

Sneha Khedkar is an Assistant Editor at The Scientist. She has a Master's degree in biochemistry and has written for Scientific American, New Scientist, and Knowable Magazine, among others. View full ...

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