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Have you ever wondered why dogs and cats can only see a limited color spectrum, while humans are able to envision a spectrum that is millions of colors-wide? Researchers from John Hopkins University set out to understand this phenomenon.

To help uncover potential human health hazards associated with harmful algae blooms in the IRL, researchers collected water samples from 20 sites within the lagoon during wet and dry seasons over a three-year period.

New research shows a specific type of brain cell found in small numbers in the cortex is activated by unexpected situations.

University of Pittsburgh Schools of Medicine researchers uncovered a fundamental mechanism that controls the body’s response to limited oxygen and regulates blood vessel disease of the lung.

Now, scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have uncovered a noninvasive approach that can be used to better predict the quality of lab-grown embryos.

A gene study has shown what's happening in the ear during hearing loss, revealing drugs could help prevent some forms of hearing loss.

Infrared near-field optical microscopy has been used to observe the "molecular fingerprint" of single proteins.

Researchers have now identified the protein EPAC1 as a new pharmacological target to increase brown fat mass and activity. The long-term aim is to find medicines that support weight loss.

An experimental study led by the Translational Synthetic Biology Laboratory of Pompeu Fabra University has shown that a type of skin bacterium can efficiently be engineered to produce a protein to regulate sebum production.

Certain brain tumors in small children contain cells that develop very similarly to normal brain cells and others that have already developed malignantly, depending on where they are located within the tumor.