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Almost 60 percent of people in a new study on attitudes in the US felt comfortable using animals to grow human organs from induced pluripotent stem cells.

Tiny doses of maternal poo mixed with breast milk and given to Cesarean-born infants makes their gut microbiota resemble those of babies born vaginally.

Conversations between the immune and central nervous systems are proving to be essential for the healthy social behavior, learning, and memory.

In the past, it was not uncommon for researcher to test their experimental therapeutics and vaccines on themselves. Some even volunteered to be exposed to pathogen-carrying vectors.

The primordial emotion is apt to run amok. But harnessing it can lead to responsible behavior and sound thinking.

Meet some of the people featured in the October 2020 issue of The Scientist.

Some viruses, possibly even SARS-CoV-2, can sneak into the brain through the nose. Recent studies show that microglia are ready for them when they do.

A study in two macaques reveals the importance of increasing connectivity between muscles and the reticulospinal tract that runs from the brain stem down the spinal cord.

Comparing the brain scans of high-impact rugby players with those of athletes in noncontact sports, such as rowing and swimming, revealed tiny, yet significant, differences in the brain’s white matter.

Patterns of neural activity known as alpha waves, long thought to originate in the thalamus, may actually stem from a different brain region entirely.

Researchers tease out the effects of the two cravings by having participants gamble for the chance to satisfy them.

Fighting the spread of an infectious disease goes hand in hand with stemming the dissemination of lies, bad science, and misdirection.