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The risk of developing cardiovascular disease is strongly associated with the “bad” LDL cholesterol. A large study by scientists at...

Embargoed until Wednesday 1st December 2021 at 2 pm U.S. Eastern Time (EST), Thursday 2nd December at 6 am Australian...

CORVALLIS, Ore. – New Oregon State University research shows that warm-water habitats can be critically important for the survival of...

CHICAGO – COVID-19 of mild to moderate severity in pregnant women appears to have no effect on the brain of...

Tens of thousands of illegal human settlements pose a real threat to the continued existence of an endangered elephant population,...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Twenty years ago, clinicians first attempted to regenerate a failing human heart by injecting muscle myoblasts into...

Credit: Douglas Blackiston and Sam Kriegman Journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences DOI 10.1073/pnas.2112672118 Method of Research Experimental...

Emerging viruses can adversely affect women's health, leading to an increase in both complications and deaths during pregnancy, childbirth and...

Using a new microspectroscopic technique, collaborating scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Nanjing University in China have found...

A team of international researchers from Canada, Colombia, and Germany has discovered a new marine reptile. The specimen, a stunningly...

LA JOLLA—(November 30, 2021) In the classic “Rubin’s vase” optical illusion, you can see either an elaborate, curvy vase or...

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that 25% of global food crops are contaminated with different types of fungal...

Around 11:30 a.m. or so, you might find yourself hankering for lunch. The reason for this is that our biological...

Snow monkeys living in one of the world’s coldest regions survive by ‘going fishing’ – scooping live animals, including brown...

Chronic infectious diseases have a devastating effect on global health. When someone is suffering from a chronic viral infection such...

A simple change in the way donor cells are processed can maximize a single cell’s production of extracellular vesicles, which are...

SEATTLE, November 29, 2021 – Blood carries vital oxygen through our circulation system to muscles and organs. Acoustic tools can...

Research has long strived to develop computers to work as energy efficiently as our brains. A study, led by researchers...

A group led by Prof. Han Dong of Peking University School of Stomatology reported for the first time hand preaxial...

Breast milk is the first food that babies consume. Various studies have suggested that the “taste experience” in early childhood...