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A citizen science approach to research has shown that the improvements in mood and cognition associated with psychedelic microdosing are likely due to a placebo effect.

More informed discussions between physicians and older adults about the consequences of an initial osteoporotic fracture could encourage more patients to consider treatments that protect against future fracture.

Making choices about food affects the metabolism and lifespan of fruit flies.

The toxins that some bacteria secrete to kill off rival species can also generate mutations that help toxin-resistant populations adapt to new environments.

Experiments on yeast cells that are hosts to a killer virus confirm that natural selection can sometimes reduce fitness.

A new imaging approach can distinguish between cells destined to stop proliferating and those committed to re-entering the cell cycle in live animals.

Integrating the analysis of molecular data from different sources may improve our understanding of the effects of biological aging.

Three rules govern the connectivity between neurons in the thalamus and inhibitory neurons in the visual cortex of rabbits.

Zebrafish larvae models can be used to study the link between seizures and the neurodegeneration that follows brain trauma.

Enhanced levels of dietary magnesium improve long-term memory in fruit flies.