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Researchers investigating repair mechanisms in spinal cord injury have found that a specific type of neuronal feedback from sites below the injury plays a crucial role during early recovery and for maintaining regained motor f​unctions.

In light of the continuing anti-vaccination movement, a provocative new article provides a comprehensive overview of the potential risks of vaccinating breastfeeding women.

All cells possess a cytoskeleton which allows them to move and maintain their shape. Scientists recently showed that a part of this cytoskeleton called branched actin is also essential to cell proliferation: this actin transmits information to cells on whether they should proliferate. If the necessary conditions are not met, these actin fibres are not synthesized, and the cell does not divide – except in the case of cancerous cells, which can override this control mechanism.

Researchers unveil the first direct visual evidence of a supermassive black hole and its shadow.

A new study has shown that dogs can use their highly evolved sense of smell to pick out blood samples from people with cancer with almost 97 percent accuracy. The results could lead to new cancer-screening approaches that are inexpensive and accurate without being invasive.

A research team has identified reliable markers of gene activity. The discovery has potential for future applications in clinical practice.

Americans spend more than a billion dollars on teeth whitening products each year. Although these products can make smiles brighter, new research shows that they might also be causing tooth damage.

Candida auris, a yeast infection that is resistant to multiple antimicrobial drugs, presents a serious global threat.

Researchers created the first dense molecular map of B. humidicola, a robust and environmentally friendly forage grass. They also pinpointed the candidate genes for the plant’s asexual reproductive mechanism, which is a huge asset for plant breeders.

The oldest publicly-available strain of the cholera-causing bacterial species, Vibrio cholerae, has had its genetic code read for the first time by researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and their collaborators. The bacterium was isolated from a British soldier during World War One (WWI) and stored for over 100 years before being revived and sequenced.