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In fruit flies, a signalling molecule known as octopamine helps information about resource availability shape which type of memories are formed of a meal, and how much certain foods are eaten.

Two cognitive biases that influence working memory may be more closely related than previously thought.

A new library of stem cells that express a fluorescent protein offers the opportunity to study the precise locations of thousands of human proteins in many different types of cells.

Acute myeloid leukemia cells can become resistant to cancer treatment without gaining new DNA mutations by changing which parts of the DNA are active.

A new AI framework could make it easier to find which genes are associated with certain human characteristics.

Responses to ketamine can vary greatly among individuals, which may explain why it is ineffective at treating some patients with depression.

A promising drug candidate for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis increases the production of a non-coding RNA known as Fincor, with potential links to clinical benefits.

A tool for identifying which proteins in the fruit fly brain have undergone a chemical change known as O-GlcNAcylation reveals how this process may impact olfactory learning.