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The prompt for the study came from MS patients: "We hear again and again from sufferers that they feel worse when they consume milk, cottage...

Intestinal cells can change specializations during their lives. The BMP signaling pathway – an important communication mechanism between cells – appears to be the driver...

A research team led by Prof. CHEN Di from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences along with other...

A new study has suggested that treatment to target necroptosis in muscle fibers using a necroptosis inhibitor lessens myositis-induced muscle weakness as well as muscle...

Disposable face masks could be harmful to wildlife, according to researchers who have observed harmful effects of the masks on keystone marine animals in coastal...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (March 1, 2022) — A ubiquitous protein called sigma 1 receptor, which is known to protect cells from stress, appears key to the...

Scientists from the Ryan Institute in NUI Galway have published the first record of a Noble False Widow spider feeding on a protected species of...

The only references we have for “life” are the forms we know on Earth. Astrobiologists suspect that the search for alien life, and even for...

New research from scientists at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University suggests opioid use before pregnancy—even if not used during pregnancy itself—could result in a...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new study challenges the conventional approach to designing soft robotics and a class of materials called metamaterials by utilizing the power...

A research team from New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM), led by Biomedical Sciences Instructor Satoru Kobayashi, Ph.D., has secured a grant...

Reflecting on fond memories goes a step beyond making you feel warm and fuzzy: nostalgia can reduce pain perception. Nostalgia decreases activity in pain-related brain...

Ever noticed that looking at photos of good times with family or friends diminishes the pain of your headache? Nostalgia has already been shown to...

The innate immune system plays a crucial role in regulating host-microbe interactions, and especially in providing protection against pathogens that invade the mucosa. Using an...

Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) develop a hybrid technology to safely and effectively silence disease-causing genes in certain immune cells Credit: Department of...