The BioCollective, a company that transforms whole stool samples into microbial metadata, is developing the US’s first national microbiome reference material.

An undergraduate research project finds the animals are tuned in to reassuring information from other species.

Researchers use advanced imaging techniques to see what happens when a male and a female mate.

Elevated levels of a neurotoxin in northeastern Brazil’s drinking water and a high incidence of microcephaly in the region led scientists to look for a link, and they found one.

Microglia ingest nerve cell connections, leading to the loss of information stored in neuronal circuits.

Those who had developed PTSD appear to be less able to suppress unwanted memories—traumatic or not—suggesting a role for the general ability to control memory recall in the disorder.

Virtual reality experiments reveal that the popular drug may make the brain more open to misremembering.

The California-based company Humm has developed a “bioelectric memory patch” to improve working memory, but some experts question the efficacy of the device.

A study finds similarities between cells that heal wounds and those that lead deadly cancerous invasions.