Valerie Taylor's research explores links between gut bacteria and bipolar disorder, testing faecal microbiota transplants as potential treatments for mental illness.

Olivia LaFond, a Carnegie Mellon University senior majoring in biomedical and chemical engineering, created a 3D-printed device based on tapeworms designed to attach to the small intestine and deliver ...

Accumulation of the protein tau in the brain is one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease. In a paper publishing March 5 in the Cell Press journal Cell Press Blue, researchers report a previously ...

When specialized cells called tanycytes stop working, disease-causing tau proteins build up in the brain. A group of specialized cells play a crucial part in clearing toxic proteins from inside the ...

Accumulation of the protein tau in the brain is one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease. In a paper published in Cell ...

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Many people’s brains deteriorate as they age, becoming riddled with malfunctioning proteins that result in cell death and the ...

Worm infestation, medically referred to as helminthic infestation, remains one of the most common yet under-recognised health problems affecting children in India. Helminths are parasitic worms that ...

THREADWORMS, roundworms and tapeworms, these tiny creatures are a leading cause of parasitic infection worldwide – setting up ...

When Emilie Blichfeldt’s “The Ugly Stepsister” premiered at 2025’s Sundance Film Festival, few would have pegged it as a future Oscar nominee. The Norwegian filmmaker approached the classic Cinderella ...

Brown bear, Coastal bear or known as Grizzly bear in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska© Fotopro_929/Shutterstock.com Wild bears are prone to contracting ...

Studies on the neurons of mice suggest our own human endurance may have more to do with the brain than our physique. Regular exercise strengthens muscles and improves endurance—but new research ...