Amid cuts to federal funding, US universities tighten budgets, forcing PhD students and early-career researchers to navigate ...

Scientists across India sequenced genomes from dozens of communities as part of the Genome India Project, revealing insights ...

The gut is a jungle teeming with microorganisms that are instrumental to the process of digesting food, regulating metabolism, and defending against infection. However, research now suggests yet ...

Younger individuals are developing colorectal cancer earlier in life compared to older generations, and scientists don't know ...

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After widespread government layoffs, scientists worry about the uncertain future of research and advocate action to rise ...

A safe biological birth control strategy for men has eluded scientists for many years. Now, an understudied enzyme brought ...

Burns initially reached out to Larry Brilliant, an epidemiologist and chief executive officer of the Pandefense Advisory, ...

The vivid wing patterns of butterflies, once attributed to a gene, are now traced to an overlooked microRNA.

An NIH policy to reduce funding for indirect costs to 15 percent, although temporarily blocked nationwide, sparks widespread ...

Three developmental neuroscientists presented their research on adolescent brain development and the risk factors for ...

Scientists are using AI-powered, 24/7 home-cage monitoring to accelerate discovery, enhance reproducibility, and improve ...