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Ascidian larvae use a common biological molecule to measure how long they have been attached to a surface.

A mouse study sheds light on how repeated exposure to specific odors can shape the population of neurons that detect them.

A membrane protein in fruit fly neurons can activate caspase enzymes without triggering their primary role of initiating cell death.

How does the timing of a person’s internal clock influence their ability to complete motivation-driven tasks?

Experiments resembling natural conditions suggest that the parasite responsible for sleeping sickness is more transmissible in its stumpy form.

Experiments in human oral cancer cells reveal a mechanism that cancer cells can use to evade two types of programmed cell death called apoptosis and ferroptosis.

Lower COVID-19 vaccine uptake among seriously ill and less mobile older individuals may impact studies of vaccine effectiveness, according to a study based on Qatari health records.

Forming lasting pair bonds changes how the neurons of mandarin voles respond to dopamine.