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Framing the risks of COVID-19 vaccine side effects as far lower than motor vehicle risks increases people’s willingness to get vaccinated.

Blocking a key protein involved in hearts growing too large could unintentionally worsen the condition, according to a study in mice.

New scans of ancient fossils reveal one of the first ever fruit-eating birds

Acid-sensors in the intestine of the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans set a steady rhythm that keeps their bowels moving.

When the sounds of letters are recalled, electrical signals flow from brain areas involved in memory to areas involved in hearing.

Analysing the neural connections which underpin the master body clock of fruit flies yields unexpected findings.

Using the fertility drug clomiphene together with the antibiotic amoxicillin boosts the activity of the antibiotic to kill bacteria that are resistant to amoxicillin treatment alone.

The receptor HCAR1 helps repair the brain of newborn mice after an injury caused by blood flow to the brain temporarily stopping during birth.