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The findings contradict what has been observed in humans.  

People whose pupils change more dramatically during a visual perception task tend to score higher on a self-reported scale of autistic traits.

Host slugs given Prozac to increase their serotonin levels no longer avoid parasitic nematodes, the same behavior seen in infected slugs.

In Drosophila, the tissue is more permeable to drugs at night, offering a possible explanation for why some medicines work better at certain times of day.

A large-scale survey of wild game regulations in North America finds science-based policies lacking, and poor transparency on the part of agencies may contribute.  

Failure to produce evidence of neural precursor cells and immature neurons raises questions about the role of the process in learning and memory.

The agency gave personal genomics company 23andMe the green light to screen samples for breast cancer–related genetic mutations.

Dominant male mammals are particularly at risk of infection by parasites.

At Hampshire College, students and faculty use the amoeba Physarum polycephalum—both a “visiting scholar” and a model organism—to examine human societal and political quandaries.  

Patients with the rare autoimmune condition, highlighted in the Oscar-nominated film The Big Sick, currently have limited treatment options.

The incubator exhibitions of the late 19th and early 20th centuries publicized the care of premature babies.

Studying pharmacogenetics in lab rodents prepared the Columbia University professor to investigate the biological underpinnings of substance use disorders in humans.