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Blocking an immune checkpoint helped restore the function of microglia, the brain’s resident immune cells, while reducing toxic plaques and abnormal neuronal activity in mice.
A study from Japan found higher rates of Kawasaki disease among children conceived through ovulation induction, intrauterine insemination and IVF, though the findings do not establish a cause-and-effect relationship.
As tiny mammals shrink to conserve energy during winter, their skulls undergo a surprising transformation. While the braincase gets smaller, the snout grows, revealing a more complex pattern of seasonal remodelling than scientists expected.
A new study found that high heat decreased the nutritional content of proteins and was linked to changes in how mice behaved socially.
Researchers found that concentrations of organic carbon particles can rise sharply during extreme heat, adding to the pollution already in the air.
A new study suggests that authenticity and natural interaction, rather than human-like design, may encourage older adults to embrace AI chatbots for companionship.
The researchers won the award for solving a long standing mystery in chemistry: homochirality.
A study using satellite observations from 2014 to 2019 finds that adding water isotope data to weather models can improve forecasts by up to five days.
Corals may be unable to keep up with rapidly rising sea levels, threatening marine wildlife and coastal communities
Researchers uncover how the long non-coding RNA Smyca helps triple-negative breast cancer cells repair DNA damage and survive treatment.
A Japanese study in mice suggests that differences in the body’s antiviral response emerge within a day of infection, and may help explain why the same virus affects individuals so differently.
Dodders borrowed a sesamin-producing gene from an ancient host millions of years ago, and reshaped it to fit their own biology.
A 15-year study of Great East Japan Earthquake survivors found that worsening post-traumatic stress symptoms during the first two years were strongly linked to persistent symptoms years later.
The Lasker Foundation awarded four Japanese researchers across two categories for their groundbreaking work in hemophilia and narcolepsy.
The technology can extract dissolved carbon from seawater and lock it away as stable minerals, potentially enabling long-term carbon storage with lower energy use.
