Evolving alongside viruses impacts susceptibility to future infections

Researchers have shown that when fruit flies co-evolve with viruses, different genetic changes occur to those…

New model describes how bacteria spread in different forms

A new model describing how bacteria spread when moving in two different forms has been published…

Researchers define Alzheimer’s-like brain disorder

A brain disorder that mimics symptoms of Alzheimer's disease has been defined with recommended diagnostic criteria…

How the brain integrates sensory input

Hearing, sight, touch - our brain captures a wide range of distinct sensory stimuli and links…

Rapid permafrost thaw unrecognized threat to landscape, global warming researcher warns

Researchers have assessed abrupt thaw studies across the permafrost zone to estimate the overall effect. They…

Excessive rainfall as damaging to corn yield as extreme heat, drought

Recent flooding in the Midwest has brought attention to the complex agricultural problems associated with too…

Milky Way star with strange chemistry is from dwarf galaxy

Astronomers have discovered a star in the Milky Way Galaxy with a chemical composition unlike any…

Sleep and exercise affect new moms differently than new dads

In a study looking at the daily lives of new parents, researchers found that getting more…

Brain signaling proteins hit the road running

Surprisingly complex movements in an important neurotransmitter receptor may help explain the brain's unpredictable response to…

Research decodes one way cancer survives treatment, proposes a way to prevent it

Cancer cells have various tricks up their metaphorical sleeves to survive in the face of chemotherapy,…