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By searching across 2.5 million people, researchers identified variants strongly associated with fibromyalgia, giving clues for unraveling the disease’s mechanisms. 

This postdoctoral researcher explores skeletal muscle biology and cellular signaling that muscle cells use to resist stress and maintain integrity.

MRI studies revealed that both breeding and training have altered dog brain networks linked to communication, leading to new insights in dog-human interactions.

Using live brain tissue, researchers showed that electrical stimulation activates gene expression that leads to increased neuron firing in humans. 

Researchers created a pair of beagles that don’t produce the main allergen that causes dog allergies in people, though the pups are a long way from being available as pets.

A newly identified protein helps Toxoplasma gondii survive oxidative stress while packed inside its cyst, highlighting a potential therapeutic target for the world’s most successful parasite.

Contrary to long-standing views based on mouse studies, bone marrow-derived cells infiltrate the aging human brain, paving the way for brain-targeted cell therapies.

This postdoctoral researcher studies the cellular pathways behind retinal pigment epithelium degeneration and develops neuroprotective strategies to prevent vision loss.

Profiling over 86,000 nuclei from 16 human cell types, scientists mapped two forms of epigenetic regulation in single cells simultaneously, offering insight into disease risk.

Stress altered DNA packaging in mice, creating a lasting molecular memory that primed them for more anxiety-like behavior later in life than unstressed mice.

Decades of research on click chemistry reveal how questioning assumptions and forward-looking questions turn new ideas into monumental scientific progress.