The ancient vomeronasal receptor type-1 (ancV1R) is highly conserved across species and plays a key role in pheromone detection. Investigation of its role in the sexual and social behavior of mice by researchers at Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan, provides novel insights for future research on pheromone sensing and animal behaviors. The study found that the absence of ancV1R in female mice was linked to a poor mating response and increased stress levels.

An Osaka Metropolitan University-led research team found out how AHCC, a standardized extract of cultured Lentinula edodes mycelia, might be able to suppress the progression of liver fibrosis.

Houston Methodist researchers have discovered that certain components of so-called “good” cholesterol -- high-density lipoproteins (HDL) – may be associated with an increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease. The research team describe their findings in a paper titled “HDL-Free Cholesterol Influx into Macrophages and Transfer to LDL Correlate with HDL-Free Cholesterol Content” in the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology’s Journal of Lipid Research.