A common sugar substitute, erythritol, widely used in “sugar-free” and low-carb products, may increase stroke risk by ...

Zebrafish can regenerate sensory hair cells that humans permanently lose, like those in the inner ear linked to hearing and balance. New research reveals two specific genes that control how different ...

A research team led by Professor Takuya Yamamoto (Department of Life Science Frontiers) and Professor Yasuhiro Yamada at the University of Tokyo has developed a novel in vivo system that reveals how ...

The membrane-bound organelle appears to play a huge role in helping cells sort, discard, and recycle their contents. It's ...

The authors proposed two hypotheses: first, that methamphetamine induces neuroinflammation, and second, that it alters neuronal stem cell differentiation. These are valuable hypotheses, and the ...

Cancer therapies called checkpoint inhibitor drugs, which ratchet up the immune system, work better when this bacterium is ...