Adolescent Stress Alters Brain Genes, Affecting Adult Behavior

Summary: A new study reveals that excessive stress during adolescence can lead to long-lasting changes in gene expression in the brain, particularly those related to bioenergy functions. This research indicates…

Biological exceptionalism: How two Italian sisters lived to 100

Viewpoint: American Academy of Pediatrics fiasco — International Association for the Research on Cancer is the cancer at the heart of the anti-glyphosate movement

Stressful Life Events Linked to Poor Biological Health

Summary: Researchers have found a strong link between stressful life events and deteriorating biological health. Analyzing blood concentrations of four key biomarkers in over 4,900 participants, the study reveals how…

Filling the gaps of what we know about the first days and weeks of the developing human embryo

Video: 10 of the most prominent anti-vaccine celebrities, from Jim Carrey to Jenny McCarthy

How the FDA decimated the entire biotech sector of genetically engineered animals — and what needs to be done to revive it

Viewpoint: Anti-biotechnology, pro-organic dark money web — Tort lawyer-funded, Charles Benbrook-created Heartland Health Research Alliance co-opts academic and government institutions to subvert independent science

Galactic concerts: ‘What if traveling to space could yield incomparable beauty in the form of art and music?’

Brain Organoids Self-Organize from Fetal Tissue

Summary: Scientists have created 3D brain organoids from human fetal tissue that self-organize, offering a new way to study brain development and diseases. These mini-brains contain various brain cell types…