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New analysis of Swedish birth records suggests it’s not only mothers’ mental health that’s important.

Traits such as a bird’s size and diet can predict which species are likely to seek out newer climates as the seasons change, a new study has found. These trends could also help scientists understand how species move in response to climate change.

Researchers are helping shed new light on how blue-green algae, or cyanobacteria blooms can continue long after their food source in the water has disappeared.

A research group has identified the neural pathways in the brain that influence thermoregulatory behaviors in rats.

Like us, cells communicate. Well, in their own special way. Using waves as their common language, cells tell one another where and when to move. They talk, they share information, and they work together.

Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) School of Medicine discovered that a mother’s breast milk comprises a unique set of antibodies – unique to her – which are stable throughout lactation and across pregnancies. The study is published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine.

The bacterial cell wall must be constantly remodeled in order to grow and divide. This involves the close coordination of lytic enzymes and peptidoglycan synthesis.

Scientists have paved a new path toward more effective drugs for schizophrenia and provided results that suggest the way these drugs work is more complex than first thought.

Exposure to particles from baby food containers kills up to 75% of cultured kidney cells.

Scientists from Scripps Research and Cardiff University made key discoveries in support of a new stem cell-based therapy for Parkinson’s disease.