How does the gut talk to the brain? A new study identifies polysaccharides and peptidoglycans as the key bacterial signals ...

The thermosensory neuron AFD unexpectedly modulates locomotion based on tactile experience through molecular and circuit mechanisms distinct from those underlying thermosensation.

Graph theory and computational modeling reveal that neural network architecture biases the male Caenorhabditis elegans brain toward prioritized sexual behaviors.

Every multicellular organism, from tiny worms to humans, elephants and whales, needs a way for their cells to work together. Cells have a variety of protein receptors on their surfaces that connect ...

A review of microscopic colitis, a chronic, intermittent inflammatory bowel disease that predominantly affects older women and typically presents with frequent watery, non-bloody stools.

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease ...

Recent neuroscience research has uncovered biological markers tied to stress, depression, and the gut-brain connection, alongside new insights into sleep regulation and learning mechanisms. These ...

Alison Botha was just 27 when she survived one of the most brutal attacks imaginable in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. What followed was not only a fight for survival but a story of her extraordinary ...

In the wake of recent government policy aimed at actively replacing animal models in drug discovery, we consider a possible ...

A 3-year-old girl miraculously survived a freak accident involving a pool drain — which ripped out her small intestine during a family vacation in Mexico, according to a lawsuit. Little Paloma ...