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A new way to study microbial genes with unknown roles provides new insights into these mysterious parts of the genome.

Delineating subtypes of concussions based on injuries and symptoms may help scientists better understand the condition and develop new therapies.

A new algorithm could help hospitals to spot at-risk COVID-19 patients before their health deteriorates.

A study using fMRI to map brain activity during anesthesia reveals significant differences in how rats and humans or other primates respond.

Neutrophil extracellular traps, or NETs, could allow the immune system to make antibodies against proteins that normally stay in the nucleus of cells, contributing to systemic lupus erythematosus.

A new imaging approach provides a detailed map of how long neural pathways connect distant regions in the brains of macaques.

See-through fish reveal how a genetic condition affects blood cell development.

Mice alter the levels of many genes in various organs in response to changes in the environmental temperature.