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Immune cells could help predict the prognosis of patients with the rare neurological disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), says a...

A living cell is exposed to a variety of stimuli. Countless messengers dock on its surface, where receptors in the...

The African BioGenome Project (AfricaBP) published a position paper in the journal Nature highlighting the goals, priorities, and roadmap of...

The fossil, housed in The Nat’s paleontology collection, offers a window into what the Earth was like during the Eocene...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (March 15, 2022) – Up to 80% of individuals who’ve had COVID-19 report temporary or lasting changes in their...

Restoring tropical peatlands supports bird diversity and does not affect livelihoods of oil palm farmers, study suggestsCredit: Dr. Eleanor Warren-Thomas...

In a special issue of the journal The Anatomical Record published today, the American Association for Anatomy (AAA) is proactively...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has funded a $38 million, five-year project led by the Center on Gender...

Scientists have accurately analysed the tough barrier layer of the skin giving the most detailed molecular map of its structure...

Mutations that lead to muscle atrophy can be repaired with the gene editor CRISPR-Cas9. A team led by ECRC researcher...

NEW YORK, March 14, 2022— Mechanical actuators generate and transfer energy into the machines and systems that we rely on...

Published monthly, the journal CHEST® features peer-reviewed, cutting-edge original research in chest medicine: Pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine and related disciplines....

LGBT+ physicists often face harassment and other behaviors that make them leave the profession, according to a new study, which...

Around 500,000 people in the UK live with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), a life-long, chronic condition characterised by sporadic bouts...

In a correspondence published in Current Biology, researchers have identified three active compounds in sex pheromones produced by virgin queens...

Researchers working in one of the world’s most biodiverse and threatened ecosystems have discovered a new plant species, Castela senticosa,...

Women who are obese and struggling to become pregnant are often advised to lose weight, but a new study finds...

Higher lead levels in a mother's blood can increase the chance of her bearing male offspring, according to new research...

From sunflowers to starfish, symmetry appears everywhere in biology. This isn’t just true for body plans – the molecular machines...

A picture is worth a thousand words, especially when it triggers memories of the pictured object like a vacation photo....