Many dominant T cell variants decline during pregnancy and reappear afterward, possibly explaining why relapses of the autoimmune disease are less common when women are expecting.

Several early-stage clinical trials indicate that implanting patients with the cells is safe. But whether they can alleviate neurological problems remains to be seen.

Elsevier is now the only big scientific publisher that hasn’t struck a bargain with the German consortium of libraries and research institutions.

A small study reports that, among children who had left-hemisphere damage as newborns, the complementary region of the right hemisphere appears to compensate and protect language development.

A new report finds no evidence of a current danger from microplastics, but the World Health Organization urges further research.

US Preventive Services Task Force recommends genetic testing for mutations in the cancer-related genes for more—but not all—women.

The authors of the study that found the association say more research is needed on maternal fluoride and child IQ.

Oxytetracycline, approved by the US government to combat citrus scourge, may not work—at least not as a spray.

Calories aren’t enough to correct malnourishment, but eating foods that spur specific microbes to grow in the gut can.

The answer has broad implications for paleontology research—and maybe for museum collections, too.

Her departure follows her denial of tenure.

Eaton studied morphology and growth during development at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics.

Bats are infected with the microbe that causes white-nose syndrome, but the disease itself has not shown up.

Researchers who provide that estimate believe this is the best and cheapest way to combat global warming.

Protestors disapprove of putting scientific institutions under the authority of a government-led committee.