Researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience become the first to fully characterize cell activity from a little relay station in the centre of the human brain. This aids our understanding ...

Some fungi live up to 2,500 years thanks to an internal system that eliminates harmful cells and prevents genetic mutations.

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Chrononutrition research indicates that eating later in the evening or at night, when circadian physiology is less favorable for glucose handling, can worsen postprandial metabolism and, over time, ...

A new study has revealed that cannabidiol, a non-intoxicating compound found in the cannabis plant, may help prevent opioid ...

The story of a cancer-fighting molecule that took half a century to build is really a story about how slow, stubborn ...

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One of the most detailed 3D maps of how the human chromosomes are organized and folded within a cell's nucleus is published ...

Cancer cells with a cell nucleus that is easily deformed are more sensitive to drugs that damage DNA. These are the findings of a new study by researchers at Linköping University in Sweden. The ...

One of the biggest quests in biology is understanding how every cell in an animal's body carries an identical genome yet ...

New 3D genome maps reveal how DNA folding controls gene activity, offering fresh clues into disease and cell function.