Researchers at Leipzig University and TU Dresden have succeeded in developing biological switches that can selectively turn ion channels on and off using light pulses. Initial applications show that ...

People's perceptions and their interpretation of the world are known to often be influenced by their expectations and past ...

Trained immunity enhances innate immune responses, yet a Western lifestyle may lead to maladaptive trained immunity and drive ...

Researchers at Princeton University have built a swarm of interconnected mini-robots that “bloom” like flowers in response to ...

The exhilaration of letting go gives a sense of personal or collective accomplishment, and awakens a feeling of surpassing ...

Becoming a parent can permanently dampen the brain’s disgust response, as exposure to bodily mess gradually rewires how ...

The process of “epigenetic memory” in nerve cells plays a key role in learning ability, memory function, and healthy brain ...

From diaper changes to nursing care, exposure to unpleasant substances is a daily reality for millions of people, but how ...

Piezoelectric nanoparticles deployed inside immune cells and stimulated remotely by ultrasound can trigger the body's disease ...

A new study analyzed the sleep patterns of jellyfish and sea anemones and found they share some sleep traits with humans. The ...

Objective Low energy availability (LEA) impairs musculoskeletal health, with emerging evidence of impaired neuromusculoskeletal adaptations to training. We aimed to synthesise the existing evidence ...