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According to research, the most prevalent brain neurotransmitter glutamate doesn’t work quite the way scientists thought it did.

A new study reports that immune cell responses to bacteria affect the intrinsic excitability of rat neuronal subtypes differently.

Induced pluripotent stem cells have been used to make muscle stem cells that have been shown to repair muscle injury in mice.

A new study demonstrates that in utero exposure to mother’s antiepileptic or antidepressant medication may affect development of the newborn brain networks. In the study, novel mathematical methods were developed to allow future research on how commonly used drugs or other environmental conditions affect the newborn brain.

Researchers have defined 11 subsets of cells found in the esophagus of mice, information that could potentially help clinicians diagnose or treat certain types of cancer.

Researchers at the Universities of Bonn and Sao Paulo have succeeded in mitigating chronic inflammation in mice using customized "mini-antibodies."

Genomic data from half a million people have been used to identify Alzheimer's-related genetic variations, doubling the number of known Alzheimer's-related genes.

An international consortium of scientists has launched a new effort to create a reference genome that captures the genetic diversity of all the peoples of the world.

Scientists have discovered that the cellular balance of lipid droplets can impact the recycling of damaged mitochondria.

Geoengineering the climate would have massive repercussions for the health of billions of people at risk of malaria who live in tropical countries, according to a new finding.