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Researchers caution that it’s too soon to recommend supplements based on the results of a new study.

As humanity peers ever further into the cosmos, the similarities and differences between our universe and our inner workings emerge.

Mice with overactive LINE-1 retrotransposons in their brains exhibit movement difficulties, suggesting the genetic elements may play a role in ataxia in humans. 

Scientific publishers get involved in a scandal at Temple University that has so far produced one retraction for image manipulation, a university-led investigation, and a lawsuit by one of the researchers involved.

A study finds that engineered exosomes are effective in mice, but their potential use in humans raises safety questions.  

As the new agency’s director, the DARPA veteran will spearhead a high-risk, high-reward approach to biomedical research.

Before their own central clocks develop, the brains of fetal rats detect their mother’s metabolic cycle to help regulate the expression of certain genes.

Noncoding RNAs are proving to be critical players in the evolution of brain anatomy and cognitive complexity.

The muscle transmembrane protein Vangl2 helps organize the development and maintenance of connections between muscles and motor neurons, a study concludes.

The gut microbiomes of city-dwelling animals, including coyotes, lizards, and birds, show similarities to those found in humans who also live in urban environments.

The results from two large clinical trials don't support the idea that supplements of the vitamin bolster immune defenses against SARS-CoV-2.

A single amino acid substitution in a protein causes increased neuron production in the frontal lobes of humans compared to Neanderthals—a tiny difference that could have given our species a cognitive edge, researchers say.