Hibernating control cells or why inflammations become chronic

Rheumatoid arthritis is the most common autoimmune disease of the joints. It causes a chronic inflammatory…

The importance of influencers on social media

Tracking the Twitter updates of a random sample of 300,000 active users over the course of…

Chimpanzees learn rock-paper-scissors

Chimpanzees of all ages and all sexes can learn the simple circular relationship between the three…

New observations of Crab Nebula and Pulsar reveal polarized emissions

New observations of polarised X-rays from the Crab Nebula and Pulsar may help explain sudden flares…

Rheumatoid arthritis risk and noxious airborne agents

New research indicates that certain occupations may put workers at an elevated risk of developing rheumatoid…

Ants dominate waste management in tropical rainforests

A study has found that ants are responsible for moving more than half of food resources…

Too near, or too far? What fruit flies teach us about personal space

Until now, little has been understood about the mechanisms that allow us to determine when someone…

People with mental illness reoffend less if on specialty probation

Each year, some 2 million people with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and other mental illnesses are arrested…

Defining standards for genomes from uncultivated microorganisms

As genomic data production has ramped up over the past two decades and is being generated…

Reaction time variation may be a marker that predicts mortality in old age

A common indicator of neurobiological disturbance among the elderly may also be associated with mortality, according…