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Aerosol particles have surfaces in an atmosphere that otherwise consists only of gases. A new study has found that when these surfaces begin to absorb water and dissolve, new and previously undiscovered chemistry can take place.

MIT neuroscientists have discovered the elegant architecture of a fundamental decision-making brain circuit that allows a C. elegans worm to either forage for food or stop to feast when it finds a source.

Immune responses to other human coronaviruses, which mostly only cause harmless colds, can provide some protection against SARS-CoV-2 and is an important piece of the puzzle of how to achieve comprehensive coronavirus immunity.

Accurately assessing the exposure of a population to a particular virus is difficult because the tools do not account for many factors. Researchers have developed a new technique that may be useful for better assessments of exposure to a variety of viruses.

Scientists have designed new pain-relieving compounds that, like morphine and other drugs, provide pain relief via activation of opioid receptors, but without inducing unwanted side effects.

Using dark-field microscopy and deep learning, scientists studied microplastics in living cells to help understand what detrimental effects they may be having.

Researchers have linked the T-cell dysfunction seen in rheumatoid arthritis with a metabolic deficiency. The information could help to develop effective treatments.

Prof. Michelle Farkas from the University of Massachusetts Amherst has been awarded a grant by the National Institutes of Health to develop next-generation tools to track and manipulate circadian rhythms in cancer cells.

Researchers say that eliminating old, dysfunctional cells in human fat also alleviates signs of diabetes. This discovery could lead to new treatments for Type 2 diabetes and other metabolic diseases.

COVID-19 saliva testing kits that include a novel preservative can also be used to measure microscopic organisms in the mouth, a Rutgers study found.