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Personalized ‘eye-in-a-dish’ models reveal genetic underpinnings of macular degeneration

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the most common causes of vision loss in people over age 65. The

Could a blood cell type responsible for scarring and diseases such as pulmonary fibrosis be repurposed to help engineer healthy

Most Europeans descend from a combination of European hunter-gatherers, Anatolian early farmers, and Steppe herders. But only European speakers of

A new mathematical model demonstrates how neurons in the brain could work together to learn and keep a musical beat.

Feeding mosquitoes sugar makes them less attracted to humans, a response that is regulated by the protein vitellogenin, according to

A new study shows more aggressive treatment may be needed for a large number of patients taking statin medications, and

Imagine you’re a plucky, golf ball-sized squid swimming in the clear blue ocean on a moonlit night. Your round shape

Elite athletes are less likely to take banned substances if they consider the morality of what they are doing, and

One in five people in England have been harmed in some way by others’ drinking over the past year, suggest

Pesticide residues in food on the Danish market do not pose a risk of adverse health effects, according to an