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At work, it’s healthier and more productive just to be yourself, according to a new study. It examines 65 studies focusing on what happens after people in a workplace disclose a stigmatized identity, such as sexual orientation, mental illness, physical disability or pregnancy.

A study improves our understanding of how amyotrophic lateral sclerosis develops. A common feature of this condition is an imbalance between the synthesis and degradation of proteins within cells. The researchers discovered that mutated ubiquilin proteins that cause ALS fail to regulate the function of lysosomes, a key ‘waste disposal and recycling center’ of the cells.

A new optical microscope system called SIFOM (Stimulation and Imaging-based Functional Optical Microscopy) can stimulate multiple cells simultaneously by a holographic method and monitor cell activity after the stimulation using 3D measurements based on fluorescence holography.

Biophysicists have been able to directly study the way bacteria move on surfaces, revealing a molecular machinery reminiscent of motor reflexes.

What’s an s-shaped animal with scales and no legs? What has big ears, a trunk and tusks? What goes ‘woof’ and chases cats? The brain’s ability to reconstruct facts – ‘a snake’, ‘an elephant’ and ‘a dog’ – from clues has been observed using brain scanning by researchers at Aalto university.

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a gene called "UCP-1" that may predict the development of pancreatic cancer in people with Type 2 diabetes.

Rescuing T cell glycolysis could help T cells maintain the ability to compete with cancer cells, and improve responsiveness to cancer immunotherapy.

Researchers have pinpointed a set of enzymes involved in tumor growth that could be targeted to prevent or treat colon cancer.

For the first time, researchers have shown that a combination of perfluorinated substances, which can mimic estrogen, in the mother significantly inhibits children's growth.

A powerful new tool is available for neuroscience investigation into brain development, the mechanisms of memory and learning, and the role of brain dysregulation in neuropsychiatric diseases like addiction, depression, schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s disease.