Tiny plastic particles may be quietly threatening brain health. New research suggests microplastics—now widely found in food, ...

Innate immune sensors – known as pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) – detect specific molecular components of bacterial or ...

Domain adaptation may be a novel creative solution to predict infection risk in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia ...

Scientists have identified a critical breakdown in the cellular machinery that produces proteins in aging brains.

Named by the Evening Standard as one of the top 100 people shaping London in 2025, Professor David Nutt has authored over 500 research papers and more than 30 books. One of the world’s foremost ...

Purdue University researcher Emily Dykhuizen explores how cancer takes advantage of the machinery that surrounds DNA, enabling some of its most pernicious powers, like the ability to evade the immune ...

Microbes that flourish in boiling hydrothermal vents, bone-dry desert sediments, and radiation-blasted Antarctic rock are forcing scientists to rethink where life can and cannot exist. These ...

Ginkgo biloba is one of the most widely used herbal supplements in the world. For many years, it has been marketed as a natural way to support memory, improve thinking, and protect brain health. Many ...

Tiny fragments of plastic known as microplastics may be contributing to neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. A new study outlines five biological mechanisms ...

A new LMU study shows how proteins function reliably even without a stable 3D structure – and the crucial importance not only of short sequence motifs, but also of the chemical characteristics.

Soil bacteria in ancient lama-bordo fields reveal bacteria capable of fertilizing crops and transforming sustainable rural agriculture.