UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have discovered that increasing the levels of a protein called BACH2 makes ...

Challenging the brain by exposing it to new situations, tasks and skills can improve its efficiency, much like strength ...

During pregnancy, maternal and fetal cells migrate back and forth across the placenta, with fetal cells entering the mother's ...

After three years of study, the researchers found that alpha-synuclein, a protein closely linked to Parkinson’s disease, forms an abnormal connection with an enzyme called ClpP. This enzyme normally ...

Rising incidence rates, high recurrence, and limited curative options are accelerating demand for innovative glioblastoma ...

Bone metastases from pancreatic tumors are rare, representing less than 5% of all metastases [ 2 ]. Among these, only three ...

Faces are so important to social communication that we’ve evolved specialized brain cells just to recognize them, a new study ...

When a baby smiles at you, it's almost impossible not to smile back. This spontaneous reaction to a facial expression is part of the back-and-forth that allows us to understand each other's emotions ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Arkansas work zone cameras will now be able to detect when drivers are on their cell phone or other handheld devices, the state Department of Transportation (ARDOT) announced ...

Many biological processes are regulated by electricity—from nerve impulses to heartbeats to the movement of molecules in and out of cells. A study by Scripps Research scientists reveals a previously ...

Scientists have discovered that T cell receptors activate through a hidden spring-like motion that had never been seen before. This breakthrough may help explain why immunotherapy works for some ...