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Inactivation of a particular protein complex that plays a key role in keeping genes switched off leads to nerve cells not producing enough essential neurotransmitters....

A spacecraft attitude kinematics model, attitude measurement model, and filter algorithm are three important parts in spacecraft attitude determination, and a high-precision filtering algorithm is...

Takeaway food became an integral part of our lives. However, despite the convenience of such a service, frequent users have to face its drawbacks: the...

A recent study published in People and Nature focuses on how land use approaches impact human wellbeing. Credit: Rachel Carmenta A recent study published in People and Nature focuses on how land...

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia affecting an estimated 6.3 million Americans age 65 and older. Without the development of medical...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 2.8 million Americans contract antibiotic resistant bacterial infections each year, and approximately 35,000 of those...

The U.S. Department of Energy announced Thursday that the University of Virginia will receive $3.7 million to pioneer clean energy through a more efficient “green”...

A large-scale international study led by Mount Sinai has yielded the first risk score that can help predict mortality for patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib)...

The immune system has evolved to safeguard the body from a wildly diverse range of potential threats. Among these are bacterial diseases, including plague, cholera,...

Race was already known to matter when it came to health outcomes for infants with congenital heart disease (CHD), the most common birth defect, affecting...

Bloomington, IN -- Indiana University School of Optometry Distinguished Professor Ann E. Elsner has been named the 2022 Charles F. Prentice Medal Award recipient by...

Physicists from TU Delft, ETH Zürich and the University of Tübingen have built a quantum scale heat pump made from particles of light. This device...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — From the slime coating slugs to the saliva in our mouths, many slippery bodily fluids contain mucus. So how did this marvel...

Philadelphia, August 26, 2022—In an effort to improve the lives of children and adults with kidney disease, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Penn Medicine...

Extracellular Vesicles and exosomes, membrane-bound vesicles secreted by cells into the extracellular space, are now known as major players in cellular communication. They are currently...