There's a scientific reason for the feline reaction: Catnip contains the oil nepetalactone, which binds to the cat's ...

From gut bacteria gone rogue to life-threatening heart disease — researchers reveal how tweaking your microbiome could be the next frontier in preventing cardiovascular problems. Study: Beyond ...

As with dogs, cats are blessed with a larger supply of olfactory epithelium compared to humans. While humans have only 2 to 4 cm2, cats have 20 cm2, which gives them an excellent sense of smell.

Researchers at Bar-Ilan University have developed an optical sensor capable of remote sensing dogs' brain activity in three key regions—the olfactory bulb, hippocampus, and amygdala—that play ...

A new Drosophila collection of Parkinsonism models reveals early synaptic cholinergic projection neuron dysfunction, linking synaptic failure to later dopaminergic decline, highlighting a role for ...

Our skin and mucous membranes are protected by epithelial cells, which form a barrier that defends the body from the outside ...

Research from Harvard Forest identified a crucial relationship between precipitation patterns and soil types in New England. Short bursts of rain onto rocky New England soil leads to rapid drainage ...

Observations of electrical signal propagation across colonies of epithelial cells suggest they may be able to communicate, ...