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Researchers have used cryogenic electron microscopy to determine the structures of four designer receptors exclusively activated by designer drugs (DREADDs) bound to three drug-like but inert compounds.

A new serological test can not only help humanity prepare for and respond to the next pandemic, it also can be pivotal in the search for viral triggers of diseases like diabetes and celiac disease.

A new study published in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience identifies formic acid as a potential biomarker for early-stage Alzheimer’s disease. Obtained from urine, the biomarker could offer an inexpensive and efficient diagnostic tool for the neurodegenerative condition.

If you gain weight, the fat cells in the body get bigger. So in the extremely obese, those fat cells are greatly enlarged. Researchers have now shown how enlarged fat cells can cause metabolic diseases.

A database of over 31,000 molecules that could be used in the future for redox batteries has been created by the Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research.

Scientists have found that the ratio of atoms in specific gases released from volcanic fumaroles (gaps in the Earth’s surface) can provide an indicator of what is happening to the magma deep below.

According to research, multiple phycotoxins, potent chemicals produced by photosynthetic organisms, are widespread or persistent in the Indian River Lagoon.

Researchers have found that a set of proteins have different shapes in the spinal fluid of healthy individuals and Parkinson’s patients. These could be used in the future as a new type of biomarker for this disease. 

Rice University researchers have developed a new, inexpensive catalyst that can convert ammonia to hydrogen with just the power of light.

A new microscope has been developed that provides 3D images of samples, from which researchers can analyze details from several angles and in layers of depth.