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An international team of scientists conducted a review, published in the Journal of Applied Physiology, focused on advice given to women concerning the menstrual cycle and exercise from over 700 articles.

A newly identified protein helps poison dart frogs accumulate and store a potent toxin in their skin which they use for self-defence against predators.

Researchers have identified an enzyme that blocks insulin produced in the body—a discovery that could provide a new target to treat diabetes.

University of Virginia Alzheimer’s researchers have discovered how harmful tau proteins damage the essential operating instructions for our brain cells, a finding which could lead to new treatments.

New research has shown how tau proteins damage the essential operating instructions for our brain cells, leading to Alzheimer's disease.

A drug commonly used to treat heart failure changes a marker proposed for use in an Alzheimer's disease test, potentially increasing the risk of misdiagnosis.

A pathological protein long associated with Parkinson’s disease has been found in a new study to trigger cells to increase protein synthesis, an event that eventually kills the subset of brain cells that die off in this neurodegenerative condition

Researchers published an atlas of zebrafish development, detailing the gene expression programs that are activated within nearly every cell type during the first five days of development.

A new study reports an AI-driven advance in biotechnology with implications for drug development, disease detection, and environmental monitoring.

With more of us looking for alternatives to eating animals, new research has found a surprising environmentally friendly source of protein – algae.