A massive research program investigating causal links between the gut microbiome and autism sparked fierce pushback from scientific critics and advocacy groups.

A new lab study exploited a unique aspect of metabolism in glioblastoma to boost the effectiveness of chemoradiation, turning the cancer's properties against itself.

Mechanism involving neurons that stimulate fear, and ones that suppress it, could help to explain conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder.

But a fight with the nation’s oldest, richest and most elite university is a battle that President Trump and his powerful aide, Stephen Miller, want to have.

The Brain Prize 2025 went to neuro-oncologists Michelle Monje and Frank Winkler for pioneering the field of cancer neuroscience.

An enzyme reconstructed from a three-billion-year-old bacterium widens gene editing capabilities to even more regions of the genome.

An enzyme reconstructed from a three-billion-year-old bacterium widens gene editing capabilities to even more regions of the genome.

A torrent of Trump administration policies is alarming scientists who fear the current climate is weakening researchers’ resolve to stick with careers in academic science.

FRONTIERS announces a new call for applications for its Science Journalism in Residency Programme, funded by the European Research Council (ERC). This third call is exclusively aimed at early-career j...

NICE has today approved a gene-editing treatment for use with NHS patients over the age of 12 with a severe form of sickle cell disease.

The ERC Consolidator Grants 2025 call closed for applications on 14 January 2025.These are the preliminary data on the submitted proposals:

The essays collected in this symposium represent a diversity of viewpoints about the field of psychedelic studies and its potential futures, rather than a consensus perspective. Despite differences in...

In this interview, Javier explores the insights of his residency at our centre, the challenges of science journalism, and the importance of connecting researchers with journalists.

The idea that we use different sides of the brains to be creative or logical is popular — but it’s not supported by science. Here’s why.

The idea that we use different sides of the brains to be creative or logical is popular — but it’s not supported by science. Here’s why.