Nerve cells in the brain are constantly bombarded with information from different senses simultaneously. How can the brain prioritize what is most important?

An interdisciplinary team of engineers and surgeons at Penn State have created a new class of biomaterial that can better ...

After years on SSRIs, one man shares what it’s like to live with genital numbness, delayed orgasm, and a changed sex life.

Late last year, I nearly passed out in my girlfriend’s bed. I had forgotten to breathe for what felt like a couple of minutes until, finally, I gasped, gulping hot air. My balls ached. My temples ...

In A Nutshell Mice with allergic rhinitis sneezed significantly less after receiving matcha extract in a new study from ...

It is a huge accolade for Austrian science: for the first time, the renowned journal Nature has included an Austrian invention in its exclusive list of ...

A genetic mutation that helps animals like yaks and Tibetan antelopes survive at high altitudes may hold the key to repairing ...

To touch grass, venture outdoors and take a break from doom-and-gloom news, what can one do to pass the time without a smartphone? Perhaps they can take a peek into the infinitesimal world outside ...

Until now, conventional 3D cell cultures have often been either too rigid or too unstable to realistically reproduce the ...

Researchers have developed a capsule-based method that makes it possible to analyse the same cell through multiple experimental steps. The technology overcomes a long-standing limitation in cell ...

Microplastics might clog up immune cells, preventing them from fighting infections and clearing away dead cells, as well as reducing sperm counts.

When COVID-19 began spreading across the world, one of its most unusual symptoms quickly came into focus: the sudden disappearance of taste. People described coffee tasting like hot water or their ...