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A study finds the effect is dose-dependent, with each additional pet further lowering the odds of developing allergies.

A funder-driven push for freely accessible scholarly literature has divided the scientific community.

The funding future is uncertain for researchers studying topics including cancer, stem cells, and the Arctic.

The budget slashes research funding by $328.5 million AUD for the next four years.

Fei Wang, fired from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, falsified data on grant applications.

A new study uses deep learning to improve the resolution of biological images, but elicits skepticism about its ability to enhance snapshots of sample types that it has never seen before.

A controversy over pterosaurs’ plumage has taken off, with a new discovery pushing feather origins back 80 million years into the early Triassic.

A hormone treatment contaminated with amyloid-β given to mice caused the protein’s accumulation in their brains, suggesting the same could have occurred in humans given the therapy.

It’s the latest fallout from an investigation by Harvard and Brigham and Women’s into work overseen by Piero Anversa.

The PsychENCODE project delves into the DNA, RNA, and protein changes related to brain development and neuropsychiatric disorders, but researchers caution it’s just a first step toward treatment.

The UC system is pushing to change the subscription model and accelerate open access, but if there’s no contract agreement by December 31, faculty and students lose access altogether.

They hope to develop the “exercise hormone” into therapeutics that harness the benefits of exercise for people unable to do so.