Biology has clever ways to mask the effects of potentially harmful gene mutations. Scientists are investigating how this ...

Millions of people worldwide are periodically or chronically affected by gut-related conditions, such as irritable bowel ...

Objectives To investigate associations between daily physical activity, activity intensity and step counts with incident cancer risk. Methods Prospective analysis of UK Biobank participants who wore ...

Researchers have captured the first atomic-level views of human SMUG1, a key enzyme involved in repairing damaged DNA.

To transmit excitatory signals, nerve cells mostly use glutamate as a neurotransmitter. To detect these transmitter signals, ...

Some encounters leave us inexplicably tired, as if the energy has been literally sucked out of us. This phenomenon could be explained by a very real psychological mechanism: emotional contagion.

Ultra-weak photon emission (UPE) represents a spontaneous light emission process occurring in biological systems, mainly originating from oxidative ...

Description Microbial metabolism represents one of the most chemically diverse and functionally complex systems in nature. Despite decades of research, a ...