Most textbooks credit nearby epithelial cells with the heavy lifting of organ building, because epithelial sheets act like ...

A widely-used agricultural chemical sprayed on fruits and vegetables to prevent fungal disease is also killing beneficial ...

If you’ve noticed tiny flies buzzing around your kitchen lately, you’re not alone. Fruit flies, also called Drosophila melanogaster, are very common at this time of year. These little insects are ...

Research uncovered how glycogen metabolism in neurons impacts neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's. Disruption in this ...

New research reveals that sugar metabolism in brain cells may be a crucial defense against Alzheimer’s and related dementias.

Some 45 labs in the prestigious sciences center were damaged and might take years -- and tens of millions -- to rebuild.

While food-based sources of prebiotics, probiotics, and synbiotics have long been linked to improved health and reduced ...

Regeneration, the ability to heal damaged or lost tissues, is both an everyday and a real-life superpower. Health research ...

Fruit flies naturally avoid cocaine due to bitter sensing. After the researchers effectively silenced the neurons causing the bitter sensation, the Drosophila developed a preference for cocaine.