Shelby is an assistant editor for The Scientist. She earned her PhD from West Virginia University in immunology and ...
Alcohol suppresses excitatory signals while enhancing gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in ...
When STING is triggered, TANK-binding kinase (TBK1) activates and leads to interferon production. However, Tan and his team ...
When the moon hits L-Cry like a big pizza pie, that’s amore—or at least a mass spawning event for marine worms.
The microbiome of Antarctic worms helps them cope with extremely cold conditions, providing insights into the role of the ...
Studies shed light on pain perception, placebo effect pathways, and how human stem cells can be used to model pain.
Male insects carrying venom proteins transferred these to disease-spreading females, reducing their lifespan and providing a ...
J anuary first finds many people making New Year’s resolutions to eat healthier, exercise more, save money, or stop doomscrolling. All these actions can improve well-being in the long-term, but if ...
A newly identified cartilage cell generates fat vacuoles and makes the surrounding tissues pliable. This helps keep the ear ...
With rare exceptions like the oral polio vaccine and intranasal vaccines against influenza, the majority of immunizations are ...
A protein found in the saliva of Anopheles gambiae stopped blood from clotting in the insects’ stomachs and aided parasite ...
A taurine-derived metabolite may hold the key to regulating food intake and body weight, potentially inspiring a new class of ...