Cross-species research shows that RNA splicing patterns, not just gene activity, track maximum lifespan in mammals, revealing ...

New spatial transcriptomics approach combined with machine learning maps gene expression across whole mouse body sections, ...

Researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina and elsewhere have linked loneliness in patients with chronic leg ...

Living cells are fundamentally nonequilibrium systems, meaning they constantly spend energy through seemingly one-way, ...

In back-to-back studies published in Nature, researchers from Purdue University and Columbia University report a naturally ...

For the millions of people who carry the gene APOE4, the strongest known genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, their ...

What do your genes have to do with growing old? Quite a lot. But is it due to the actual DNA, or the way those genes are expressed? KPBS sci-tech reporter Thomas Fudge has more on new research that ...

A new study reveals that tiny particles derived from biochar can directly enter plant tissues and significantly enhance ...

Our brain is arguably the organ that most distinguishes humans from other primates. Its exceptional size, complexity and capabilities far exceed those of any other species on Earth. Yet humans share ...

Researchers discover a protein that connects GLP-1 drugs to long-term, broad genomic responses that can promote pancreatic ...