Scientists have identified prematurely aged astrocytes in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients, particularly those with the APOE4 risk gene. Their findings suggest that cellular senescence in these ...

Draper recently received an up to $26.7 million other transaction award (OTA) from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H). The award supports the agency's Computational ADME-Tox and ...

Scientists say humans share ancestry with a tiny one eyed creature from 600 million years ago, and remnants of its “cyclops” eye may still exist deep inside our brains.

Previously, animal studies have shown that highly processed foods are associated with inflammation and memory disorders in the aging brain, and the effect appears after three days. A new study ...

Scientists show that neutralizing liver-derived ApoE protein reverses age-related delays in bone fracture healing ...

In response to social cues, individual clownfish will switch sexes. Cutting-edge research reveals the neural and genetic ...

There is a tiny cyclops among your oldest ancestors, and humans share these remarkable ancestral roots with all other vertebrates. This according to ...

As mammals with large brains, humans experience smell as a powerful sensory experience that’s closely linked with memory. The smell of baking bread may take us back to a moment in Paris. A perfumy ...

Learn how octopuses use microbial signals to detect rotten food and unviable eggs.

In a rainforest, small animals survive by hiding. By blending in with their environment until danger passes, many unique ...

Understanding how a healthy brain works can provide insight into how it fails, too. Scientists hope that studying organoids derived from humans with neurodevelopmental disorders — particularly ...

Oxygen shaped the world as we know it. It’s why we hiccup and why frogs croak. It’s so good that some turtles have learned to suck it in using not just their nose and mouth, but also… another orifice.