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A Florida Atlantic University study shows that astrocytes, glial cells long viewed as passive, actively influence brain communication, especially during synchronized neural activity. Researchers uncovered how these cells modulate firing rhythms.

New research from Northern Arizona University points to the idea that under some conditions, plants can “curate” their microbiomes—selecting good microbes and suppressing harmful ones—to adapt to their environments.

A study from the Max Planck Institute reveals that inhibitory neurons born later in development mature more rapidly to keep pace with earlier cells, ensuring balanced brain networks. This timing is controlled by specific genetic mechanisms.

A solution to less sensitive at-home tests may come in the form of a new, low-cost biosensing technology that could make rapid at-home tests up to 100 times more sensitive to viruses like COVID-19.

A team of researchers has identified a potential new strategy to prevent, or even reverse, immune checkpoint inhibitor–induced type 1 diabetes.

When domesticated breeds return to the wild and feralise, the rabbits do not simply revert to their wild form – they experience distinct, novel anatomical changes, a study finds.

A combination of sewage overflows and coastal winds could be sending billions of airborne microplastic particles into the world’s coastal towns and cities, a new study suggests.

In a bid to better understand how cancer cells power their explosive growth and spread, scientists say they have shed new light on the location and function of power-generating waves on the cell membrane.

While many patients experience long-term benefits from cancer treatment, some will derive no benefit whatsoever. The study examined RNA sequencing data and clinical outcomes from several prostate cancer clinical trial datasets.

University of Buffalo researchers conducted a systematic analysis of switch-like genes by analyzing genomes, transcriptomes and methylomes from 943 individuals and 27 different tissues.