Obesity causes insulin resistance by increasing activation of the sympathetic nervous system and the release of the stress hormone norepinephrine, according to a new study.

The chances of intelligent life emerging in our universe—and in any hypothetical ones beyond it—can be estimated by a new ...

A novel theoretical model based on universal expansion and star formation suggests that our universe might not have the ...

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Human societies have long depended on the division of labor to thrive—walk into any town, and you can probably find bakers ...

The detailed structure of a misfolded protein from a diseased deer could help explain why the disease hasn’t made the leap to humans.

As representatives from nearly 200 countries, along with hundreds of journalists, arrived in Azerbaijan in November for the U ...

Researchers at Washington University have discovered a new genetic disorder affecting protein folding, offering potential new treatment avenues for rare brain conditions. When most people feeling ...

YEMASSEE, S.C. (AP) — Employees at a South Carolina compound that breeds monkeys for medical research have recaptured five ...

That will go until Aug. 31. The year ends with “Hockey, Faster Than Ever,” an exhibition that will have sports fans and ...

The animals have not been used as test subjects since 2015, when the NIH retired chimpanzees from invasive research.