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AUGUSTA, Ga. (March 8, 2022) – Insufficient oxygen to an area like the heart or legs, called hypoxia, is a cue...

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Skoltech researchers and their colleagues from HSE University and York University have presented an extensive dataset of indices derived from ultrasonography...

Microglia, the immune cells of the brain, are known for eating up unwanted items like germs and debris, much as...

Within the 50,000 known species of spiders about 20 have developed a permanent social life characterised by a remarkable cooperation1....

What if you were told there was a completely natural way to stop your body from aging? The trick: You’d...

Only two species of cetaceans (dolphins, whales, and porpoises), prey on other marine mammals: the true killer whale, or orca,...

LA JOLLA—(March 07, 2022) How does an animal make decisions? Scientists have spent decades trying to answer this question by...

LA JOLLA—(March 7, 2022) Age may be just a number, but it’s a number that often carries unwanted side effects,...

When exposed to stress, bacteria allow their metabolism to take a break during which they suppress, for example, the incorporation...

RBPs (RNA-binding proteins) are a diverse category of proteins that are required for a wide range of cell activities. It's...

Cell division ensures growth or renewal and is thus vital for all organisms. However, the process differs somewhat in animals,...

Inflammation of the middle ear is often triggered a cholesteatoma, an aggressive form of chronic otitis media. In order to...

The number of hares in a forest is a good indicator of how healthy that ecosystem is — and now...

Robert Gourdie, a trailblazing cardiovascular scientist at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, is the first Virginia Tech researcher to...

A new study reveals that the iconic extinct Megalodon or megatooth shark grew to larger sizes in cooler environments than...

By combining CRISPR technology with a protein designed with artificial intelligence, it is possible to awaken individual dormant genes by...

NEW YORK — Take a cell-deep tour of a brain afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease, and you will find minuscule clumps...

PITTSBURGH, March 4, 2022 — Researchers have developed a new fluorescent label that gives a clearer picture of how DNA...

The mysteries of underwater life have long been a source of inspiration for writers, filmmakers, and marine biologists. But scientists...