How humans and their gut microbes may respond to plant hormones

A bowl of salad contains more than vitamins and minerals. Plant matter also includes remnants of…

Mouse model of human immune system inadequate for stem cell studies

A type of mouse widely used to assess how the human immune system responds to transplanted…

Scientists find RNA with special role in nerve healing process

The discovery in lab mice that an 'anti-sense' RNA is expressed after nerve injury to regulate…

Serotonin may worsen tinnitus

Millions of people suffer from the constant sensation of ringing or buzzing in the ears known…

The environment can become a noninvasive therapeutic approach to bolster white matter health

Those parents you overhear transforming trips to the grocery store into sensory adventures -- telling babies…

Infection model developed for tickborne flaviviruses

Scientists have filled a research gap by developing a laboratory model to study ticks that transmit…

Ancient Earth’s hot interior created ‘graveyard’ of continental slabs

Plate tectonics has shaped the Earth's surface for billions of years: Continents and oceanic crust have…

Fish stress hormones linked to whether they take the bait

Take a fish out of water and its stress hormones will go up. Adrenaline and noradrenaline,…

Opioid crisis in Staten Island affects all races, ages, and socioeconomic backgrounds

Contrary to media reports, the opioid epidemic on New York's Staten Island is not confined to…

A silent search for dark matter

Results from its first run indicate that XENON1T is the most sensitive dark matter detector on…