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Scientists have discovered a way to extract large amounts of cells at a fast rate, using transcription factors.

Our fingerprints have a self-regulating moisture mechanism that not only helps us to avoid dropping our phones halfway through an ambitious selfie, but could also help scientists to develop better prosthetic limbs, robotic equipment and virtual reality environments, suggests new research.

A study has found that the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the cause of the COVID-19 pandemic, may be able to access the brain by spreading through the border between our nasal system and neural tissue.

Old age takes a toll on our brains. A new study has unraveled how age affects even the most basic of nervous systems: the 302 cells that constitute the “brain” of the nematode worm C. elegans. Findings from this tiny organism may hold lessons for how we treat the aging human brain.

Researchers have found that normal sleep in mice depends on bacteria that help make neurotransmitters such as serotonin in the gut.

New research shows that the smell of a cooperating individual rat is enough to trigger an altruistic and helpful response in another.

New research can pinpoint specific areas of the brain that individually promote patience through the action of serotonin.

UB researchers have identified new functions in the ataxin 3 gene (ATXN3) –which causes Machado-Joseph disease, the most common type of ataxia– in the development of retina photoreceptors.

A research team has found olfaction may play an important role in motivating mammals to engage in voluntary exercise.

Researchers have focused on how animals assess the resource’s value and their opponent’s fighting ability, and found that emotions resulting from this drive animal behaviour.