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The growth factor PDGF can halt cell ageing in intervertebral disc cells and may, in the future, be used to help stop the progression of degenerative disc disease.

When the bacteria MRSA evolve to resist viral attacks, they regain their sensitivity to antibiotics.

Tapeworm larvae might cause epilepsy by producing excess glutamate and overexciting brain cells.

Humans focus less on nutritional information and more on how appetizing a food looks when deciding what to eat while hungry.

Cognitive belief-updating processes about future events are malleable and depend on circumstances.

Regional differences in drug resistance genes in one type of Salmonella bacteria may help scientists develop new treatment or prevention approaches in humans.

Lowering the body temperature helps to prevent lung damage by reducing inflammatory immune responses.

Salmonella either produces the amino acid β-alanine or acquires it from host cells to survive and replicate within macrophages.