Common cause in sudden death syndromes

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) are syndromes that share…

Sleep and ageing: Two sides of one coin?

Researchers have discovered a brain process common to sleep and ageing in research that could pave…

Plant scraps are the key ingredient in cheap, sustainable jet fuel

Scientists have developed a process for converting plant waste from agriculture and timber harvesting into high-density…

Plant immunity cut to size

An international team has found a link between a class of enzymes and immune signals that…

Half-a-billion-year-old fossil reveals the origins of comb jellies

One of the ocean's little known carnivores has been allocated a new place in the evolutionary…

New evidence links lifespan extension to metabolic regulation of immune system

Researchers have uncovered a new mechanism of lifespan extension that links caloric restriction with immune system…

High-fructose corn syrup boosts intestinal tumor growth in mice

Consuming a daily modest amount of high-fructose corn syrup -- the equivalent of people drinking about…

Study shows alarming increases of firearm deaths in US school-age children

From 1999 to 2017, 38,942 US children ages 5 to 18 years old were killed by…

Antibodies stabilize plaque in arteries

Researchers have found that type IgG antibodies play an unexpected role in atherosclerosis. A study on…

The evolution of brain tumors

Scientists have found in a recent study that only three different genetic alterations drive the early…