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Researchers have discovered a compound that appears to stimulate brain-cell metabolism and reduce signs of depression in mice.

New research reports that the developmental shapeshifting of cancer cells is key to cancer's ability to metastasize and interact with the body's immune defenses.

Researchers have lifted fertility rates in older female mice with small doses of a metabolic compound that reverses the aging process in eggs, offering hope for some women struggling to conceive.

Electrospun synthetic cell scaffolds are not only more consistent than animal cells for cancer research, they hold the potential to replace animal testing.

The UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute is facilitating research into the novel coronavirus that has infected thousands of people since an outbreak began in Wuhan, China, last year. The Genomics Institute’s browser team has now posted the complete genome of the virus on the UCSC Genome Browser, an interactive web-based tool used by researchers all over the world to study genetic data.

Scientists have produced the first global distribution map for genetic diversity among freshwater and marine fish. Furthermore, they identified the environmental factors that are instrumental in determining the distribution of genetic diversity.

Having genetically higher testosterone levels increases the risk of metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes in women, while reducing the risk in men. Higher testosterone levels also increase the risks of breast and endometrial cancers in women, and prostate cancer in men.

Researchers have developed a "bio-ink" for 3D printed materials that could serve as scaffolds for growing human tissues to repair or replace damaged ones in the body.

3D human gut organoids reveal the molecular system that keeps intestinal linings sealed, demonstrate how the system breaks down, and show how it can be strengthened with the diabetes drug metformin.

In a new study, a calf was born from an embryo lacking cells which form a large part of the placenta; this may provide new insight into the regenerative capacity of mammalian embryos.