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Researchers used AI to pinpoint a little-known monkeypox protein that provokes strong protective antibodies. When the team ...

For years, orange juice has been sold as a simple source of vitamin C, but new human data suggest that a morning glass may be ...

A simple molecule in your brain can decide whether a habit takes hold easily or not. This reality, revealed by researchers, ...

Although the research centered on mAChR4 within the gut, this signaling protein is also known to influence areas of the brain involved in habit formation, learning and addiction. Because individuals ...

Researchers have found a way to control protein levels inside different tissues of a whole, living animal for the first time.

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Scientists have discovered that beneficial root-dwelling fungi boost plant resilience to disease by remodeling the plant cell ...

AI speeds discovery, but unclear patent rights for AI-designed drugs threaten exclusivity, returns, and drug-development economics.

Physics World is delighted to announce its Top 10 Breakthroughs of the Year for 2025, which includes research in astronomy, antimatter, atomic and molecular physics and more. The Top Ten is the ...

A research team led by Erwin F. Wagner from the Medical University of Vienna has discovered a previously unknown molecular ...