CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Platelets, or thrombocytes, are specialized cellular fragments that form blood clots when we get scrapes and traumatic injuries. Viral infections, autoimmune...
Osaka, Japan – One of the most striking predictions of quantum physics is that matter can be generated solely from light (i.e., photons), and in...
HOUSTON – (Aug. 10, 2023) Rice University chemist Carolyn Nichol has won a competitive Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) from the National Institutes of Health to address race-based...
A team of researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC have published the first detailed description of the interplay between two cell types...
Hokkaido University researchers found that tiny nematode worm larvae surf electric fields to hitch rides on passing insects.Credit: Katsuhiko Sato Hokkaido University researchers found that...
In the ongoing search for a cure for Alzheimer’s disease, a burgeoning branch of medicine is bringing new hope. Stem cell therapies are already being...
From 2008-16 an estimated 1.98 million autistic adults — or 99%, of those who likely needed employment services — did not receive support through Medicaid...
“We argue that in multicellular organisms, neighbouring cells are in constant competition.”Credit: 2023 Wordsworth and Shanley. “We argue that in multicellular organisms, neighbouring cells are...
NEWPORT, Ore. – Gray whales that spend their summers feeding off the coast of Oregon are shorter than their counterparts who travel north to the...
Tropical forests like the Amazon lock away vast amounts of carbon, but that carbon is not equally distributed. The largest 1% of trees store half...
Traditional and complementary medicine, including acupuncture and naturopathic medicine, has a mixed picture of regulation and eligibility for reimbursement across the US.Credit: Ijaz et al.,...
For Grand Canyon visitors, heat-related illness under climate change scenarios could increase 29%-137% by 2100 - with incidence peaking in shoulder season months when visitors...
In a small, exploratory study, levels of certain types of microbes in babies' guts were shown to be associated with performance in tests of early...
– By Christina NunezCredit: Bryngelzon/iStock – By Christina Nunez In rooms where smoking has taken place regularly, tobacco's imprint lingers on indoor surfaces, even long...
Currently, hydrogen is mainly produced by natural gas, which, unfortunately, also generates greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide as by-products. Scientists argue that hydrogen produced...
