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It turns out that humans aren't the only animals that fidget. In a new study, researchers observed that the neural activity of mice performing trained tasks indicated that they also seemed to fidget while making decisions.

The biological clock influences immune response efficacy. Indeed, CD8 T cells, which are essential to fight infections and cancers, function very differently according to the time of day.

The ear’s tiny outer hair cells adjust the sensitivity of neighbouring inner hair cells to sound levels rather than acting like an amplifier, suggests a new study published today in eLife.

Despite years of steady advice and guidance on healthy eating, a "report card" on the American diet shows adults are still consuming too many low-quality carbohydrates and more saturated fat than recommended.

A provocative new study looks at the resource utilization and technological strategies that would be needed to make a Mars population of one million people food self-sufficient.

By linking DNA replication failures in cancer cells to their genetic instability, researchers unveil a mutation mechanism that is essential for the development of cancer.

The cells of our immune system constantly communicate with one another by exchanging complex protein molecules. A team has now revealed how dedicated cellular control proteins, referred to as chaperones, detect immature immune signaling proteins and prevent them from leaving the cell.

Researchers have uncovered new clues as to why children with trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) are 10 to 20 times more likely to develop acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

Onions and garlic may help reduce the risk of breast cancer according to findings of a recent population-based study.

A study by researchers at the Center for Cell-Based Therapy, which is supported by FAPESP, identified microRNAs involved in pluripotency maintenance and cell differentiation.