Astrocytes are star-shaped glial cells of the central nervous system. They support neurons in many ways but do they have a role in helping the brain to sleep? Here, Penelope discusses research recently published in BMC Biology, uncovering the secrets behind these cells.
Here’s a roundup of some of the latest research published in our biology journals last month.
Research published today in Canine Genetics and Epidemiology investigated the rate of inbreeding in domestic dog breeds recognized by The Kennel Club. Here, Tom Lewis explains more.
Biology of Sex Differences received its first impact factor of 4.84 this year. To mark this occasion, Editor-in-Chief of the journal, Arthur Arnold, answers questions regarding how research in this field has progressed and what he hopes will be achieved in the future.
Research published today in Epigenetics & Chromatin investigated the therapeutic value of bacteria. Here, co-authors Bryan Turner and John Halsall explain more.
Here, editors from Biomaterials Research tell you how biomaterials are changing people’s lives around the world in regard to therapies that recover tissue and organ function, and treat cancer.
To celebrate Extreme Physiology & Medicine reaching its third birthday this September, we asked extreme environment experts more about their work in this field. Listen to what they have to say in this blog.
Kunming, a beautiful city in the southwest of China which attracts millions of tourists every year, became the center of Chinese genetic research from 14-17 August 2015. Here, Kun Yu and Bailu Xu reveal more about what went on at the conference held here.
An article in Genome Medicine reports on new means to increase efficiency of homology-directed DNA repair in CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing experiments.