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A mouse wears big blue headphones over its ears.

Chronic Noise Exposure Led to Parkinson's Disease Symptoms in Mice

A futuristic-looking map of Europe, representing how the recent study projects future trends of bloodstream infection incidence in Europe.

Age Sways Europe’s Bloodstream Infection Rate Projections

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Antimicrobial Peptides Stave Off Salmonella in Chickens

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Antibodies Unmask Pancreatic Tumors Hiding in Sugar-Coated Disguise

Illustration representing the finding of distinct gene associations and their risk in obesity from people of different ancestries. A global map is shown in blue with red and black human silhouettes arranged on the continents, representing people with and without gene mutations for obesity. A red and black loop of DNA is twisted around the world in a figure eight pattern.

A Multi-Ancestry Analysis Reveals Novel Obesity-Related Genes

A drawing of a brain with roads and maps drawn on different sections to represent memory of location information, which is controlled by place cells in the hippocampus.

The Brain’s Inner DJ Balances Electrical Activity to Build Memories

Cartoon illustration of a human cell with pink and purple proteins underneath a blue virus with light blue stalk proteins on an indigo background.

Integral HIV Protein Structure Paves the Way for New Therapeutics

A mountain climber stands in front of snowy mountains and holds a blue canister of portable supplemental oxygen to his face to relieve symptoms of hypoxia due to the high altitude.

Low-Oxygen Leaves a Lasting Mark on the Immune System

A spider of the Argiope bruennichi species sits in the center of the web. She has made stabilimenta in the “normal” orientation.

Spiders Spin Web Decorations That May Help Detect Prey

 An older woman gets a vaccine in her arm from a doctor wearing blue scrubs and blue gloves.

Aging Reprograms T Cell Behavior, Weakening Vaccine Responses

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Female Mosquitoes Call the Shots in Mating

Brightly colored water, representing chemical waste contamination by PFAS, drains into a natural body of water.

Short-Chain PFAS Eclipse Their Longer Counterparts in Blood Serum

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Kirsty Wright is searching for evidence in a missing persons investigation. She is wearing a blue shirt and glasses. Behind her is dense vegetation and police procedural tape.

How a Forensic Biologist Exposed a DNA Lab Scandal That Shook Australia

An illustration of an in vitro fertilized embryo, which researchers recently used to study maternal aneuploidy

Genetic Basis of Aneuploidy, Which Often Causes Pregnancy Loss, Revealed

Photo of John Calhoun crouches within his rodent utopia-turned-dystopia

Universe 25 Experiment

Illustration of a hole in the shape of a dollar sign on a blue background. One character is falling into the hole at the bottom of the “S” while another individual is holding another up at the top of the “S”. The image represents the absence of funding for researchers in biotech with the cancellation of the SBIR/STTR program.

The Federal Government’s Research Innovation Lifeline Has Gone Dark

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Transitioning to 3D Cell Models for Better Insights

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Human-Relevant In Vitro Models Enable Predictive Drug Discovery

Advancing Drug Discovery with Complex Human In Vitro Models

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January 2026

What Is the Amniotic Fluid Composed of?

The liquid world of fetal development provides a rich source of nutrition and protection tailored to meet the needs of the growing fetus.

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Maximizing Cancer Research Model Systems

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