How a certain bacterium communicates and makes us sick

Researchers have uncovered the unique way in which a type of Gram-negative bacterium delivers the toxins…

Estrogen made by neurons important to making memories

Estrogen in the brain is important to keep neurons communicating and memories being made, scientists report.

Early life stress alters helping behavior of meerkat offspring

Parents make sacrifices to allow their children to have better lives than they did, but this…

Fat cells work different ‘shifts’ throughout the day

Fat cells in the human body have their own internal clocks and exhibit circadian rhythms affecting…

Likelihood of tick bite to cause red meat allergy could be higher than previously thought

The original hypothesis was that humans developed the red meat allergy after being exposed to the…

Exclusive breastfeeding lowers odds of some schoolchildren having eczema

Children exclusively breastfed for the first three months of life had significantly lower odds of having…

Immunotherapy for egg allergy may allow patients to eat egg safely long after treatment

After completing up to four years of egg oral immunotherapy (eOIT) treatment, certain participants were able…

New dynamic dependency framework may lead to better neural social and tech systems models

Researchers have presented a dynamic dependency framework that can capture interdependent and competitive interactions between dynamic…

Researchers are first to count growth factors in single cells

Scientists have reported the invention of a new technology platform that digitally counts, for the first…

Antarctic flies protect fragile eggs with ‘antifreeze’

A molecular analysis found that wingless flies protected their eggs with a temperature-resistant gel to help…