Stem cells are true multi-talents. They can develop into any cell type of an organism - in humans there are ...

The membranes of cancer cells are more pliant than the membranes of normal cells. A research collaboration has discovered that ...

Ischemia, which in modern Latin means, “staunching of blood,” is a medical condition in which the blood supply is cut ...

Philadelphia, November 8, 2021 – As Black women continue to have the lowest breastfeeding initiation and duration rates in the ...

A ground-breaking new, mobile phone app, ‘GrowthMonitor’ places the accurate measurement of children’s height in the hands of parents and ...

Children with kidney cancers continue to be diagnosed with larger and more advanced tumours in the UK and Ireland than ...

Patients with two out of the three most common types of advanced breast cancer now have an average survival time ...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Polybrominated diphenyl ethers, or PBDEs, are a class of fire-retardant chemicals that are ubiquitous. They are found on ...

New research, published in Scientific Reports by Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) postdoctoral fellow Karina Chavarria and colleagues, shows that ...

It is essential for cells to control precisely which of the many genes of their genetic material they use. This ...

Torquetenovirus (TTV) is one of the viruses most frequently found in the human organism. It is also common in monkeys ...

The neurons, located in the brain are interconnected in a complex pattern and establish special communication points, the synapses. All ...

The horseshoe crab is often referred to as a “living fossil” because its evolution has been virtually stagnant for millions ...

Frogs’ anatomy and organ function are strikingly similar to those of humans. An international team led by Soeren Lienkamp, professor ...

Treating diseases such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s is a challenge because drugs have to be able to cross the blood–brain ...

A new study in the Veterinary Record reveals that pets can be infected with the alpha variant of SARS-CoV-2, which was first detected ...

Blocking a molecule that draws sensory nerves into musculoskeletal injuries prevents heterotopic ossification (HO), a process in which bone abnormally ...

A new study published today by journal PloS One, has revealed that mountaintop removal mining poses a more serious and ...

MIAMI—While rubbing up against a shark sounds like a risky move if you’re a fish, a collaborative research team led ...

Female zebra finches are choosy but flexible when it comes to finding a mate, allowing them to avoid the fitness ...