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An enzyme known as caspase, which initiates apoptosis, has a central role in the regeneration of cells and repair of tissue that can occur after necrosis.

By inhibiting receptor-ligand interactions in sebaceous glands, antibodies may be able to treat certain skin conditions.

By reducing the reflection of ultraviolet light, hollow nanoparticles called brochosomes help to protect leafhoppers from predators.

Transplanting microglia derived from human stem cells into mice reveals new possibilities for treating neurodegenerative eye diseases.

New evidence sheds light on actin regulation of pluripotency in human embryonic stem cells.

Measuring the activity of hundreds of neurons in macaque brains simultaneously provides further evidence that drift-diffusion dynamics underlie how decisions are made in the brain.

Exposure to ketone bodies in early development can reduce neurological impairments in a strain of the nematode C. elegans with PTEN defects.

Oxytocin neuron projections from two brain regions involved in parental care regulate both parental care and infanticidal behaviors in virgin mandarin voles.

Solitary fibrous tumors have gene expression signatures similar to those of neuroendocrine tumors.

The neurotransmitter dopamine helps form long-term memories by increasing the production of proteins through a unique signaling pathway.