Scientists discovered years ago that the hypothalamus - which helps to manage body temperature, hunger, sex drive, sleep and more - includes neurons that express the protein opsin 3 (OPN3).

Researchers at Brown University and Cincinnati Children’s found that suppressing opsin 3 in the brain of mice makes them eat ...

Understanding the behavior of tiny droplets in our cells could aid the search for new treatments. A team of Leiden ...

Human uptake of microplastic particles (MPs) is causing increasing health concerns, and there is mounting pressure to evaluate the associated risks. While MPs can be ingested, breathed in, or drank in ...

Organoids were cultured from healthy donor iPSC sources and differentiated using the human iPSC-derived Cerebral Organoid ...

Most neuroscience research carried out up to date has primarily focused on neurons, the most renowned type of cell in the ...

Discover the latest advancements in breast cancer treatment combining specialized salt and near-infrared light to target cancer cells.

Markita Landry is the first to admit that the two applications her research addresses – imaging brain chemistry and delivering genetic material into plants – are rather divergent.

This is an important and solid study that examines the role of TFAM, a protein that helps maintain mtDNA, in mtDNA mutator mice. The authors have demonstrated that TFAM's counteractive role in mtDNA ...

Soft tissue preservation in fossils does not seem to depend upon the species, age or burial environment of the fossils in question, according to new ...

By analyzing the brains of 52 dead patients, scientists were able to visualize how microplastics amass inside us ...

In a recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports, an international team of researchers has identified compelling ...