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Psychedelics stimulate the growth of synapses outside the brain, scientists show for the first time.

Advances in stem cell biology and immune cell engineering bring diabetes cell therapies closer to reality.

Boosting cells with a tardigrade protein reduced DNA damage after radiation, offering potential protection for healthy tissue during cancer treatment.

A group of gut bacteria successfully hindered recurrent Clostridium difficile infection in mice, offering alternative therapeutic strategies to antibiotics and fecal transplant.

Basophils trigger a cytokine cascade that improves antitumor immunity in mice, offering potential targets for cancer immunotherapy.

Scientists across the country sequenced genomes from dozens of communities as part of the GenomeIndia Project, revealing insights about diversity and health.

Amid cuts to federal funding, US universities tighten budgets, forcing PhD students and early-career researchers to navigate an uncertain future.

The vivid wing patterns of butterflies, once attributed to a gene, are now traced to an overlooked microRNA.

A safe biological birth control strategy for men has eluded scientists for many years. Now, an understudied enzyme brought them a step closer.

After widespread government layoffs, scientists worry about the uncertain future of research and advocate action to rise above the situation.    

Younger individuals are developing colorectal cancer earlier in life compared to older generations, and scientists don't know why.

Scientists are using AI-powered, 24/7 home-cage monitoring to accelerate discovery, enhance reproducibility, and improve animal well-being.