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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Cells have a clever way to transport cargos like growth factors across the cell membrane and into...

Researchers in UC Santa Barbara neuroscientist Kenneth S. Kosik’s lab have discovered a novel organelle — a previously unknown cell structure whose...

Children who learn to play well with others at pre-school age tend to enjoy better mental health as they get...

From a zoomed out, distant view, star-forming cloud L483 appears normal. But when a Northwestern University-led team of astrophysicists zoomed...

Reston, VA — Helen Nadel, MD, FRCPC, director of pediatric nuclear medicine at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford and clinical professor of...

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) has created a crisis in computing and a significant need...

Pasadena, CA— A detailed analysis of the composition and motion of more than 500 stars revealed conclusive evidence of ancient...

Washington, DC— As climate change shifts precipitation patterns, irrigation can be a powerful tool for increasing the world’s food supply—feeding...

North Carolina State University researchers show that the shape of flowers has the biggest effect on how parasites are transmitted...

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University scientists have identified proteins that prevent a bacterial cell from becoming misguided by its...

The deep ocean is a dark place, yet deep-diving seals can easily locate their prey in that darkness. A multi-national...

As you’re reading this sentence, the cells in your brain, called neurons, are sending rapid-fire electrical signals between each other,...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new study finds that the more a person stares at themself while talking with a partner...

New research from UT Southwestern suggests that RNA exosomes – the cellular machines that degrade old molecules of RNA – play...

For some people, wigs are a fun and colorful fashion accessory, but for those with hair loss from alopecia or...

A new global study published in BMC Psychiatry reports that 34% of people with premenstrual dysphoric disorder have attempted suicide.  Credit:...

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common pediatric liver disease, affecting 5 to 8 million children in the...

When our sun exhausts the hydrogen fuel in its core some 5 billion years from now, it will expand to...

Understanding how plants process light is key to improving crop yields. Light helps plants know when to grow and flower...

The brains of Gulf War Veterans with chronic pain possess larger pain processing regions and smaller pain regulation regions compared...