How do leeches find their hosts? We explore how leeches sense heat, chemicals, and movements in their environments.

Scientists studying the clonal raider ant have now discovered how this works: each neuron activates one odor gene while ...

Chronic pain affects nearly 50 million Americans, yet new research reveals the brain may have an internal switch that can turn it down.

Acute or short-lived pain, despite its bad reputation, is usually a lifesaver. It acts as a transient negative sensory ...

Wombat noses and whiskers don't just make them adorable. Both are unique sensory organs essential for navigation, foraging ...

An ion channel called DmMSL10 functions as a high‑sensitivity touch sensor in the tactile sense of the Venus flytrap, enabling prey touch to be detected and to generate electrical and calcium ion ...

Plants lack nerves, yet they can sensitively detect touch from other organisms. In the Venus flytrap, highly sensitive ...

Scientists have kept a tiny slice of cochlea alive outside the body, directly witnessing how hair cells amplify sound. The ...

A new sensory garden in Lebanon aims to be a place of respite while also serving as an educational space for the Arc of ...

Researchers studying clonal raider ants have uncovered how each sensory neuron manages to express just one odorant receptor gene from a library of hundreds.

Clinical responses observed in 93 percent of patients at just four weeks in either FricTest Score or Pruritus-NRS, with improvements seen as early as week oneFavorable safety and tolerability ...

Bitter taste receptors are not only expressed in oral cavity cells but also in the gastrointestinal lining. To understand the diverse functions of these receptors, understanding the structure is ...