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An important step in programmed cell death is the binding of a protein (called cytochrome c) to the membrane of mitochondria. Scientists have now discovered that cytochrome c is partly unfolded during this important step and they can pinpoint which parts of the protein are folded or unfolded.

About one-third of children diagnosed with severe malaria may instead have an alternative cause of illness, but simple blood tests could help researchers distinguish between the two and speed up research on new treatments.

It might be worth exploring stool transplant to treat COVID-19 infection, suggest doctors in a letter publishedin the journal Gut, after they used the procedure in two patients to prevent the recurrence of another bacterial infection.

Scientists have shown that brown trout are at risk of becoming addicted to methamphetamines that enter the water supply. The new study is published in the Journal of Experimental Biology.

In a world-first finding, researchers have successfully repurposed two existing medications to reduce the severity of sleep apnoea in people by at least 30 per cent.

Psilocybin, a psychedelic compound that can be derived from over 200 species of mushroom, can remodel connections in the mouse brain. That is the conclusion of a new study that examined structural changes in the brain that might explain psilocybin’s enduring antidepressant effects.

Research pinpoints decay accelerating factor (DAF) as the molecular component responsible for modulating the lung damage that the flu can cause.

Researchers have discovered a novel enzyme that is crucial for the production of tropone natural products by bacteria.

Scientists have detailed the differences between a desired immune response, which aims to eliminate cancer, and an unwanted response, which can affect healthy tissue.

A team of researchers has repurposed two existing drugs to reduce the severity of sleep apnea in people by at least 30 percent.