Why do some people find a short jog exhausting, while others seem to run effortlessly? Of course, part of the answer lies in training and muscle strength. But the brain also plays a role, particularly ...

IT is well known that arthropods found in Baltic amber are unusually well preserved, so that even the minutest features of their chitinous structures are plainly visible under considerable ...

A new study on mouse models has revealed transcripts encoding a longevity-determining protein that traverse through the systemic circulation in miniscule shuttles called extracellular vesicles (EVs) ...

Cancer patients often lose excessive amounts of weight. This affects up to 80% of patients and is mainly due to a decrease in muscle mass and fatty tissue. This cancer-induced cachexia (CIC) is ...

A team of researchers, led by Katie Harrington at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, has studied the puzzle-solving abilities of striated caracaras on the Falkland Islands. The habitat of ...