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A new study was able to chart the surprisingly widespread neuronal response in multiple brain areas when the eyes of two individuals meet and social gaze interaction happens.

Poor sleep, difficulty moving and injuries from hitting something accidentally are just some of the challenges faced by suffers of often-painful involuntary muscle spasms. However, new research has revealed two methods can make our spinal cords less “excitable” and could potentially be used to treat muscle spasms.

Researchers at Leipzig University and the University of Würzburg have now used fruit flies to demonstrate how, apart from the negative effect, the mutation of a neuronal gene can have a positive effect – namely higher IQ in humans. They have published the discovery in the prestigious journal Brain.

Microplastics are being transported to some of the most remote places on earth by the wind, according to new research.

A new fluorescent probe could be used to track the activity of the immune system as it fights against cancer, enabling effective monitoring of cancer treatments.

A new study investigates how water hardness affects zinc accumulation and oxidative stress in goldfish.

Microbes in different soils might use different metabolic pathways to process nutrients, respire and grow, according to new research.

Release of bacterial DNA from the gut microbiome to host cells helps activate the innate immune pathway for DNA sensing, keeping the immune system poised in case of infection.

Perovskite materials may hold the potential to play an important role in a process to produce hydrogen in a renewable manner.

A team has developed segments of DNA that act as a cell membrane channel and selectively transport ions, proteins and other cargo. The DNA nanopores can be locked or opened in response to external stimuli.