Polio-like disease in children

In Germany in the summer and autumn of 2016, several cases of illness in children were…

Later circadian timing of food intake is associated with increased body mass index

Investigators examine the relationships between body fat and body mass index, and the timing of food…

Meeting a microbe in the morning or in the evening: Is it all the same?

Does the time of day matter when our body is infected by a parasite? According to…

Animal welfare: Potential new indicator of chronic stress in horses

Cortisol is generally considered to be a stress hormone because its levels rise during episodes of…

Lazy ants make themselves useful in unexpected ways

They may look useless, but they're not: so-called lazy ants serve as new recruits ready to…

A sweeter way to make green products

A more efficient process has been created for extracting the sugars from wood chips, corn cobs…

Extreme weather has limited effect on attitudes toward climate policies

People who recently experienced severe weather events such as floods, storms and drought are more likely…

Are you barking up the wrong tree by sleeping with your dog?

Let sleeping dogs lie … in the bedroom. That’s according to a new study that’s sure…

Better understanding of ‘one of the most complex organs’ for better lung treatments

Details of lung cell molecular pathways that promote or inhibit tissue regeneration have been reported by…

Interrupting Parkinson’s disease

Scientists have identified a toxic cascade that leads to neuronal degeneration in patients with Parkinson's disease…