A good night's sleep does more than just help you feel rested--it might literally clear your mind. A new study shows how deep sleep may wash away waste buildup in the brain during waking hours, an ...

A Brazilian research team's findings on lab cell cultures were distorted. The lead scientist then stopped investigating the ...

A new study on mice shows that luck in early life can determine success as an adult, especially when competition is high.

Understanding the comfort and enthusiasm of experimental laboratory mice allows researchers to enhance their outcomes and the animal’s care. 1 This includes constructing a relaxed environment and ...

Researchers at the Experimental and Clinical Research Center (ECRC), a joint institution of the Max Delbrück Center and ...

Referring to research proposals by Chinese scientists and their US collaborators, and the emergence of the same kind of virus ...

Since its discovery in the 1990s, "programmed cell death protein 1," or PD-1, has been regarded as a leading target in cancer treatments.

The microbiome shapes the development of insulin-producing cells in infancy, leading to long-term changes in metabolism and ...

Since its discovery in the 1990s, “programmed cell death protein 1,” or PD-1, has been regarded as a leading target in cancer treatments. A “checkpoint” receptor that often resides on the surface of ...

Scientists have discovered significant discrepancies in PD-1 between humans and rodents, indicating that common lab models ...

How does exercise benefit health? Molecules called exerkines partly regulate its effects and provide therapeutic targets to ...

Scientists have officially grown a notochord—the tissues that act as the “GPS for the developing embryo” by guiding the ...