Parasites are a major global health problem, underlying many human diseases worldwide. For example, Plasmodium falciparum, ...

It thawed out — and then it multiplied. Scientists successfully revived a “zombie worm” that had been frozen for 24,000 years ...

Researchers at the University of Ottawa and the Institute of Hydrobiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have discovered a new role for reproductive hormone secretoneurin (SN) and, for the first ...

Scientists found that the hormone secretoneurin helps key reproductive brain cells develop by being delivered between neurons in tiny exosomes. This mechanism, seen in fish and mice, could help ...

Researchers from The University of Osaka have shown that the MIC11 gene of Toxoplasma gondii is essential for the parasite to ...

More than 35,000 men in the United States die from prostate cancer each year. Now, a new study reveals the immune cell ...

Cyanobacteria—ancient microbes that oxygenated Earth and made complex life possible—are still revealing surprises billions of ...

As the human body replaces millions of dead cells every day, it relies on a process of cooperation between cells that evolved as a way to guard against cancer, according to newly published research ...

High-resolution imaging reveals a large protein complex in egg cells that stores key developmental molecules. The structure ...

The model demonstrates never-before-seen potential in human pluripotent stem cells Key takeawaysFor the first time, stem cells typically considered ...

Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), through the university’s Center of Excellence for ...