A common food additive called tert-butylhydroquinone (E319) suppresses the immune response the body mounts when fighting the flu; it also reduces the effectiveness...
A multinational team of researchers has successfully sequenced the genome of the Antarctic blackfin icefish (Chaenocephalus aceratus), opening a genetic...
A new study published online in the Journal of Experimental Medicine describes how sleep can fight off an infection, whereas other conditions, such as...
A team of scientists from the Oregon National Primate Research Center at Oregon Health and Sciences University has found that a gene called the G-protein...
Sour taste allows for the detection of hydrogen ions and organic acids. It is one of the five basic tastes and, along with other chemical and textural...
A new study published in the journal Nature Medicine shows that a protein found in the blood can be used to precisely monitor Alzheimer’s disease progression...
A team of researchers from the United Kingdom and the Netherlands has identified a mechanism that enables angiosperms (flowering plants) to sense and remember...
A team of scientists at the University of Washington has genetically modified a common houseplant, the pothos ivy (Epipremnum aureum), to efficiently remove...
Dietary fructose and glucose, which are prevalent in the Western diet, silence a key protein that is necessary for gut colonization, but not for utilization...
A team of scientists led by researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, J. David Gladstone Institutes, Georgia State University and Northwestern...
A team of scientists in China has discovered that females of a species of ant-mimicking jumping spider called Toxeus magnus secrete a nutritious milk-like...
Alzheimer’s disease is the most well-known and most common type of age-related dementia. Amyloid plaques and tau tangles are both pathological hallmarks...
A newly-identified natural compound called nitrophenyl psoralen could be used as a treatment to reduce paralysis induced by botulism, a rare illness caused...
A new study published in the British Journal of Nutrition has found that consuming 30 grams of whole-food protein (cottage cheese) about 30 min before...
Huntington’s disease is a genetic, progressive disorder that causes uncontrolled movements, emotional problems, and loss of thinking ability. The disease...
Saliva is necessary for digestion. It lubricates the throat to make swallowing easier and contains chemicals that break down food. It also assists with...
