A new strategy for producing a natural compound could also be used to generate variants with even stronger antimicrobial activity.
Tracing connections between neuron populations could help researchers map brain circuits that underlie behavior and perception.
An MIT study identifies ways that lawyers could make their written documents easier for the average person to read.
These cells, located in the brain’s striatum, appear to help with decision-making that requires evaluating risks and benefits.
A new analysis shows how milk-producing cells change over time in nursing mothers.
Microbes that safely break down antibiotics could prevent opportunistic infections and reduce antibiotic resistance.
An alternative to methods requiring harsh chemical conditions, the reaction offers a new route to making useful phosphorous-containing compounds.
This circuit, which weakens with age, could offer a target to help prevent age-related decline in spatial memory.
Modeling study suggests that the muffled environment in utero primes the brain’s ability to interpret some types of sound.
Two types of tau proteins mix together in a nearly random way to generate the tangles seen in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients.
When coated onto plastic tubing, the catalysts could act on chemicals flowing through, helping to synthesize drugs and other compounds.
Unexpected outcomes trigger release of noradrenaline, which helps the brain focus its attention and learn from the event.
Tested using a new brain tissue model, the particles may be able to deliver chemotherapy drugs for glioblastoma.
Targeting these circuits could offer a new way to reverse motor dysfunction and depression in Parkinson’s patients.
The system rapidly scans the genome of cancer cells, could help researchers find targets for new drugs.
Studying speakers of 45 languages, neuroscientists found similar patterns of brain activation and language selectivity.
A breakdown of lipid metabolism in these brain cells promotes inflammation and interferes with neuron activity, a new study finds.
The peptide is used by legumes to control nitrogen-fixing bacteria; it may also offer leads for treating patients with too much heme in their blood.
MIT scientists have discovered a population of neurons that light up whenever we see images of food.
Separating densely packed molecules before imaging allows them to become visible for the first time.