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The study suggests the Chinese Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou death at the age of 36 might be linked to a stroke. It also sheds light on the origin and migration patterns of a nomadic empire that once ruled parts of northeastern Asia.

An analysis of how brains with different forms of autism develop has revealed common underlying mechanisms that may respond to existing medications.

New research has revealed that that the genome of the naked mole-rat contains specific adaptations that allow them to survive in low-oxygen, and even no oxygen environments in their natural habitat.

The intricacies of how intestinal bacteria adapt to their environment have yet to be fully explored. Researchers have identified a small ribonucleic acid (sRNA) that affects the susceptibility of a gut pathogen to specific antibiotics.

Allergic transfusion reactions (ATRs), a potentially life-threatening side effect of blood transfusions with unclear mechanisms, may be linked to food allergies in pediatric patients as per a recent study by scientists from Japan.

Studies of interactions between two lab-generated monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and an essential Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) protein have uncovered targets that could be exploited in designing treatments and vaccines for this extremely common virus.

In a new study, whole-genome sequencing data was used to investigate the evolutionary processes occurring within giraffes. The authors were interested in establishing whether different populations of giraffes have been isolated from each other.

Viscose has been manufactured from worn-out cotton sheets, making it fully recycled for the first time, saving valuable forest resources.

The speed at which everything's moving brings a mix of excitement and a healthy dose of anxiety.

Brown bears foraging for food in Japan have been disrupting tree growth in artificial conifer forests, by damaging tree roots and altering the nitrogen content of the soil.