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Brain cells living in a dish can perform goal-directed tasks, such as playing the tennis-like computer game, Pong, finds a new study involving UCL researchers.

Heavy metals in the body have long been thought to induce the aggregation of disease-linked proteins, but a new study shows this is not always the case.

Researchers have created an artificial intelligence model called CODE-AE that could significantly improve the accuracy, time and cost of the drug development process. Researchers hope this will accelerate drug discovery and precision medicine.

It's well-established that too much or too little motivation affects our decision-making skills, but new research from the University of Geneva has revealed that too much motivation also affects the senses.

A "non-essential" amino acid, so-called because the body can make it from other nutrients, can act as a nutritional cue to guide the body’s responses to a low-protein diet, a RIKEN-led team has found in a study on fruit fly larvae1. If a similar control mechanism operates in mammals, it may be possible to use it to control appetite.

According to research, individual neurons in the neural circuit that processes reward information fire in accordance with a well-established theory used to describe the decision-making process.

Analysis of obsidian artifacts excavated in the 1960s at two prominent archaeological sites in Iran suggests that the networks Neolithic people formed in the region as they developed agriculture are larger and more complex than previously believed.

According to research, a combination of a novel small inhibitory molecule and an FDA-approved chemotherapy drug can suppress the growth of triple-negative breast cancer cells synergistically.

Cancer-induced muscle wasting is a common complication in the late stages of cancer. New research has identified a key enzyme that drives the condition, opening doors to developing treatments.

Researchers have developed a way to include an unobtrusive edible tag embedded inside food—in their original experiments, cookies—that can be read without having to first destroy the food or impact the outer appearance or taste.