Live human brain slices show that only a razor‑thin balance of amyloid beta keeps synapses safe. Any disruption, even slight, ...

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Tissues consist of a heterogeneous mixture of different cell types, complicating our understanding of their biological ...

UNDER the cover of darkness, serial killer Fred West was led by cops into the back garden of his home. Wearing welly boots ...

Eukaryogenesis occurred suddenly, driven by the growing length of genes and the limitations on producing longer proteins. An ...

Now, thanks to advanced microscopy techniques, Goard's team was able to measure the structure and activity of neurons across multiple estrous cycles, thereby gaining insight into sex hormones' role in ...

The slice of code — a stretch of DNA that acts like a dial to turn up the expression of certain genes — expanded the outer ...

Hormone levels fluctuate like the tides, ebbing and flowing according to carefully orchestrated cycles. These hormones not only influence the body, but can cross into the brain and shape the behavior ...

Is there a difference in brain structure between men and women? If we were to find such a difference in a single neuron, ...

University of Edinburgh team uses live brain slices to reveal how tiny protein imbalances can trigger Alzheimer’s-like damage ...

Microbial ecosystems—for example, in seawater, the soil or in the human gut—are astonishingly diverse, but researchers often ...