A French civil servant functioned normally with 90 percent of his brain missing. How is this possible? Research reveals intelligence may be distributed throughout your entire body.
In an update from uniQure, they report that their experimental gene therapy, AMT-130, has the potential to slow Huntington’s ...
Tiny tweaks in DNA folding can have big effects. A study from Umeå University shows that even the most subtle changes in DNA's shape have an important influence on gene activity and energy production.
Comparing a map of the neurons in a nematode worm - the connectome - with a map of how signals travel across those neurons ...
The research is opening new frontiers in pest control and evolutionary biology. An international group of scientists has uncovered a strange tubular structure within Profftella, a bacterium that lives ...
Researchers have discovered how unstructured segments of surface proteins regulate the biological function of a cell. Their ...
Dairy products like yogurt and soft cheeses, as well as raw eggs in shells, don’t freeze well and can become unsafe. For best results, pre-chill cooked foods, use airtight containers and avoid ...
At about 11 a.m. on the second day of class at Kaukauna High School, dozens of students were eating lunch in the school common area. While the room was filled with the noise of conversation, some of ...
Massachusetts lawmakers are reviewing a bill that would ban cellphone use in schools across the state. Several towns have already come up with their own ways to limit phone use in school. Two of them ...
Katherine Kent is a member for the National Committee for Nutrition. Around one in eight (1.3 million) Australian households experienced food insecurity in 2023. This means they didn’t always have ...