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New research shows how CCN1, a protein secreted by astrocytes, is critical for stabilizing neural circuits in adulthood.

An AI model developed by Mayo Clinic researchers uses routine ECGs to detect advanced chronic liver disease earlier, doubling diagnoses before symptoms appear.

By analyzing over 213,000 developing human brain cells, researchers show that many autism risk genes act through the ECM. These genes are active in specific cell types and developmental windows, particularly during the second trimester.

Discover how a new spray-on polymer coating could help plants to resist harmful bacterial infections and survive drought.

Researchers analyzed mosquito blood meals from a preserve and identified DNA from 86 vertebrate species. The results captured nearly all local biodiversity, from frogs to deer, showing mosquitoes could offer a fast, low-cost way to monitor wildlife.

Researchers have extracted metabolism-related molecules from fossilized animal bones up to 3 million years old. The metabolites revealed information about diet, disease, sex and environmental conditions.

Discover how a portable laboratory mounted on a drone can be used to monitor waterway nitrate levels in real-time and in hard-to-reach locations.

Engineering dendritic cells to better identify cancer cells and trigger precise immune responses may boost immunotherapy.

Discover how feeding plant and vegetable waste to fungi can produce a tasty protein to fortify vegan and vegetarian diets.

A preclinical study from Weill Cornell Medicine shows that beneficial gut microbes help prevent pregnancy loss by promoting immune tolerance to the fetus.