For decades, scientists have known that what harms the body often harms the brain. Conditions such as obesity, high blood ...
The microbe Pyrodictium abyssi is an archaeon—a member of what's known as the third domain of life—and an extremophile. It ...
We have long struggled to determine how the first living organisms on Earth came together. Now, surprising evidence hints ...
Researchers from CIIMAR and the University of Helsinki have discovered a new biochemical modification in natural ...
Researchers have identified how a single mutation in the GPX4 enzyme causes neurons to undergo ferroptosis, leading to severe early-onset dementia.
Researchers at Helmholtz Munich, the Technical University of Munich and the LMU University Hospital Munich uncovered a mechanism that protects nerve cells from premature cell death, known as ...
A thermoplastic form of chitosan retains biological activity, enabling molded biodegradable plastics that store enzymes or ...
Proponents tout biotin's potential benefits for hair, nails and more. But do they offer benefits for some people more than ...
New research published in Nature Communications has linked a normal cellular process to an accumulation of DNA mutations in ...
Evo’s success wasn’t limited to proteins. When they tested a different toxin that had an RNA-based inhibitor, the system ...
Why do nerve cells die in dementia - and can this process be slowed down? Researchers from the Technical University of Munich ...