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A genetic study tracked the evolution of two transmissible cancers currently ravaging populations of Tasmanian devils.

A new study relying on DNA methylation clocks suggests that the biological age of mouse and human cells can fluctuate in response to stressful events.

A new brain network responsible for complex movements may upend what we know about neural maps in primary motor areas

Colonizing tumors with engineered bacteria may allow researchers to target sites currently inaccessible to radionuclide therapy.

Immune cells and pain neurons form complex partnerships to protect our bodies from pathogens, new research reveals.

Aging cells with weakened gene regulation spuriously transcribe RNAs, but their impact on health and longevity still needs to be examined.

A battery that charges itself in salty fluids starves tumors of oxygen, helping improve some drugs treat cancer, a study finds.

Self-contained synthetic E. coli resistant to viral infection could prove invaluable to the biotechnology industry by increasing product consistency and reducing safety concerns. 

SARS-CoV-2 infection triggers structural changes in the host cell’s DNA, which provide a molecular explanation for long COVID, a new study suggests. 

Researchers find many tumor-specific antigens form when cancer genes and transposable elements link up.

The effect appears to be mediated by a gut-secreted peptide that signals to neurons in the brain that modulate the response to mechanical vibrations.

The Lundbeck Foundation announces an international cohort of neuroscientists have collectively won the €1.3 million Brain Prize.

The authors claim that by preventing the formation of senescent cells, the protein could delay aging, but experts are skeptical.

The opportunistic pathogen Klebsiella aerogenes degrades estradiol and induces depressive-like behavior in mice, a study finds.

Regulatory T cells in the colon travel to muscles to promote wound healing in mice, raising questions about how antibiotics may impact injury recovery.

The findings could help researchers understand why some individuals are more vulnerable to deadly Chagas disease.

A hormone naturally induced by alcohol consumption accelerates the recovery of mice after binge drinking by activating neurons involved in arousal and alertness.

Researchers find that bacteria stimulate a headache-causing pain pathway to suppress the immune system and infect the brain. 

Cohesin mutations cause dysregulations in alternative splicing, contributing to tumor initiation and progression, a study finds.