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Absence of cysteine in mice coaxed fat-storing cells to burn energy, causing weight loss and offering potential therapeutic targets to improve metabolic health.

A receptor on macrophages dictated their ability to reduce inflammation after liver transplant, offering potential therapeutic targets to avoid complications.

Molecules that build coenzyme Q10, vital for mitochondrial function, healed mice and a patient with an ultra-rare and lethal neurodevelopmental disorder.

As early-onset cancers rise, more people are faced with the question of how their treatment might affect their ability to have children.

Plant biotechnologists are favoring moss factories over other models to produce certain valuable proteins.

Tickling is a strange and intriguing sensation. It’s one that scientists are still working to fully explain.

Collagen IV provides crucial structural support for cells and tissues, but it’s unstable at body temperature. Researchers now identified how it stays together.

After years of debate, scientists provided new evidence for the lifelong birth of human brain cells, which may inform future therapies for neurological diseases.

A specially designed microbe cuts dietary methylmercury levels in pregnant mice, signaling the potential for a new tool for safer seafood consumption.

Proteins involved in neuroinflammation found in the cerebrospinal fluid could help researchers better diagnose and treat chronic fatigue syndrome.

By focusing on twins and patients with lupus and Parkinson’s disease, a Mexican consortium is generating critical data to understand health and disease in the country.

Memory-enhancing neural networks may also drive involuntary musical loops in the brain.