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A team has discovered how the influenza A virus hijacks the mechanism for importing iron into cells to invade its host.

A new study has claimed that a diet lacking nutrients normally found in certain vegetables and fruits, called flavanols, may influence our risk of developing age-related memory loss. However, the findings suggest that dietary supplements may provide only modest benefits, if any.

Star-shaped brain cells called astrocytes are key to swaying the pendulum in Alzheimer’s disease progression, shows new game-changing research published today in Nature Medicine.

A new study provides a detailed dataset on the biodiversity footprint of food, which may result in more sustainable diets.

Transport of sucrose to the roots of a plant acts as a signal transmitter to trigger the formation of the light-dependent root architecture, report a new study.

A team has designed a strategy to fight obesity and diabetes in mice through ex vivo gene therapy, which consists of implanting cells that have been manipulated and transformed in order to treat a disease.

The Covid pandemic shutdowns in South Asia greatly reduced the concentration of short-lived cooling particles in the air, while the concentration of long-lived greenhouse gases was barely affected.

A ground-breaking study has led to the development of a small molecule probe that could improve our understanding of an important cellular messenger.

Scientists have identified two species of bacteria found in soil that break down a class of stubborn “forever chemicals,” giving hope for low-cost biological cleanup of industrial pollutants.

A new study finds that hundreds of bacterial groups have evolved in the guts of primate species, but humans have lost close to half of these symbiotic bacteria.