In Alzheimer's disease, the leading cause of dementia, microglia-the brain's immune defenders-can act as both protectors and aggressors, shaping how the disease progresses.

A large-scale screen of tuberculosis proteins has revealed several possible antigens that could be developed as a new vaccine for TB, the world's deadliest infectious disease.

Six Lee University students were selected by the Appalachian College Association as Colonel B. Ledford Scholars. The Colonel B. Ledford Scholarship offers financial assistance to eligible students who ...

Scientists have known for decades that opioids relieve pain by binding to molecular switches in the brain called mu-opioid ...

These three new scholars mean there are now four scholars linked to the lab of UM Professor Shawn Xu of the Life Sciences ...

Cassie Eckroth, a NevadaTeach student at the University of Nevada, Reno, overcame a life-changing injury to become a world ...

A new study reveals that aggression and self-harm share a biological foundation in the brain’s response to early-life trauma.

As the body ages, brown adipose tissue activity decreases, fewer calories are burned, and this can contribute to obesity and ...

Romanian scientists realized every arachnophobe’s worst nightmare after discovering the “world’s biggest spider web”– complete with approximately 111,000 of the critters. The impressive feat of ...

From Nov. 10-21, 2025, world leaders, scientists, policymakers, industry representatives and delegates from around the globe ...

A recent analysis of national higher-education data by a researcher at the University of California, Santa Cruz, found that ...

Electronics have been transforming from rigid, lifeless systems into adaptive, living platforms capable of seamlessly ...