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Novel research led by Brazilian scientists describes the immune system's reactions in detail in the first living patient to ...

This comprehensive review synthesizes a decade of human and animal research to explain how the gut and brain communicate ...

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In the United States, flu season typically lasts from October to May. The flu virus affects people of all ages each year, and symptoms include coughing, runny nose, fever, chills, body aches, and ...

A SCHOLARLY and thoughtful book like this makes one feel how much is lost to students of biology by lack of attention to the historical development of the science. Not only is the human interest ...

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Zamboni et al. reveal how enhancers encode cell-type-specific responses to CNS injury. By combining multiomic profiling, deep learning and in vivo screening, they uncover injury-responsive enhancer ...

Scientists found that young pigs eating microplastics showed changes in how their pancreas worked and experienced rising insulin levels, according to a study published in the Scientific Reports ...