A hangover isn’t just punishment for having fun; it’s the result of several physiological processes happening at once.

Substance P, an endogenous neuropeptide, and its corresponding receptor, the Neurokinin-1 Receptor (NK1R), play a central role in a host of physiological functions including nociception, inflammation, ...

Many biological functions are facilitated by the interaction between two or more proteins. Studying and understanding protein-protein interactions is thus essential for understanding physiological ...

Sleep undergirds every aspect of our physical and mental health, which we need to support now more than ever. Cultivating healthy sleep behaviors during this nightmarish time can get you closer to the ...

How do scientists peer into the brain to better understand what is happening, where, and why? By taking advantage of the brain’s electromagnetic properties or by sending radioactive markers into the ...

If the perspective of space and time is not properly applied to plant research, the understanding of biological processes is limited as well as the response to the threats that endanger the life of ...

When medical professionals note a patient’s temperature dropping in the final hours of life, they’re witnessing one of the most reliable biological signals of approaching death. This temperature ...

Researchers from the University of Adelaide have discovered how water molecules are organized during plant hydrolytic reactions, knowledge that could have sweeping consequences for the biomedical, ...