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The animals lived longer and showed milder symptoms than untreated mice, although they didn’t survive as long as wildtype mice.

A study in mice suggests serotonin release underlies the drug’s prosocial effects while dopamine mediates the rewarding properties that drive its potential for abuse.

The National Defense Authorization Act calls for a new task force and roundtable to limit foreign government involvement in federally funded research.

Post-menopausal orcas tied to an increase in calf survival by providing food, care, and guidance.

Papers from Catherine Verfaillie’s lab have been drawing fire for years.

Trophoblasts, collected from the mother during a blood draw, can determine fetal genetic abnormalities currently diagnosed through amniocentesis or chorionic villi sampling.

The surprising finding comes courtesy of two study participants with implanted electrode arrays that record activity at single-neuron resolution.

A 3-D printed rabbit is made from a blueprint stored in DNA, which itself is stored in a printed rabbit.

The nonprofit newsroom has collected more than 29,000 disclosures of faculty members’ outside income, but they represent just the tip of the iceberg.

The school will not return donations from the family that made its riches on opioids, but the university will start a $3 million endowment for addiction prevention and treatment.

Altering DNA methylation in a particular area of the hypothalamus halved the animals’ voluntary exercise as adults.

An ancient animal’s hammer, anvil, and stirrup bones are at the base of the jaw but completely detached from it.