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Neutrophils are the first immune cells that enter the skin and cause itch in atopic dermatitis.

Two new unicellular organisms reveal that coordinated contractions of groups of cells using actomyosin predated animal multicellularity during evolution.

New studies examine how the different sub-structures in the cerebellum are organized to receive information during complex behavioral tasks.

Exposing chicks to one hour of light during the night disrupts the releaseof a hormone that is needed by cells in the developing brain to survive.

Experiments on zebrafish show that the regeneration of the heart after an injury depends on lymphatic vessels.

The activation mechanism of the nitric oxide receptor has been revealed by cryo-electron microscopy.

A combination of invasive and non-invasive techniques has allowed researchers to take a closer look at the two major neural pathways that connect the amygdala and the prefrontal cortex.

Microscopic water films allow bacteria to survive the seemingly dry surface of plant leaves.

The way that bacteria grow—either floating in liquid or attached to a surface—affects their ability to evolve antimicrobial resistance and our ability to treat infections.

A new study upturns the long-held belief that in fruit flies, the yellow gene determines sex-specific behaviors by acting in the brain.