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Estrogen helps regenerate kidney cells, offering new insights into why women are less prone to chronic kidney disease and potential treatment breakthroughs.

Cells exposed to a month of extraterrestrial conditions accumulated molecular changes associated with aging and mutations linked to cancer.

Blending chemistry, biology, and nanotechnology, this postdoc's work focuses on developing sustainable methods for wastewater treatment.

Caffeine’s resemblance to sleep-promoting adenosine takes it across the brain to alter neuron activity.

By analyzing the brain activity of 30 drivers, researchers found that listening to certain kinds of music might ease motion sickness or even make it worse.

Genetic studies can identify people with rare blood groups and help scientists understand their unique antigens to find compatible donors.

Mirror microbes are a theoretical form of synthetic bacteria. Experts believe, if created, they would pose an existential threat to life on Earth.

A frozen grant is more than halted experiments and lost data; it is a career derailed for many of the trainees dependent on this research support.

From holography to deep learning, this postdoc's work bridges physics, computation, and biology for real-world impact.

Seasonal shifts straining the body’s temperature control may open the door to extra sniffles.

By analyzing more than four million venom peptides, researchers discovered new antimicrobial compounds that could transform the fight against deadly superbugs.

Saturated fatty acids directly activated innate immune cells in the lung, leading to inflammatory responses.