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Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a rare genetic condition that causes non-cancerous (benign) tumors in various organs of the body, including in the brain. It...

ITHACA, N.Y. -- When Lee Humphreys ’99 noticed that models for a retail company – one known for its diversity – appeared lighter-skinned in still photos...

Seeing a larger number of species on urban coastlines - from marine animals to seaweed - is likely to improve the wellbeing of local people...

Many doctors caution their pregnant patients to avoid cat feces; even the family pet’s litter box is off-limits. Now, a group of researchers from Clemson...

During the 1950s and 1960s, Minamata Bay in Japan was the site of widespread mercury poisoning caused by the consumption of fish containing methylmercury—a toxic...

By Rachel Tompa, Ph.D. / Allen InstituteCredit: Allen Institute / Erik Dinnel By Rachel Tompa, Ph.D. / Allen Institute What’s going on in our brains when we...

New research finds that policies granting permanent residency to immigrants conditional on acquiring host country skills - like language - are most likely to generate...

The go-to materials for building home furniture, décor and floors are composite wood products that come in large sheets. But the glues and resins holding...

Banana peels hold the key to reducing tonnes of food waste. A new study released in Physical Biology reveals how the browning of this household staple can be explained...

Rena Bizios, Lutcher Brown Endowed Chair in Biomedical Engineering and professor of biomedical engineering in UTSA’s Margie and Bill Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated...

Singapore, 11 May 2022 – National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS) now offers two new procedures – TricValve® and TriClipTM - bringing a comprehensive suite of treatment...

Osaka, Japan - Idioms and proverbs about the importance of maintaining good health span the ages. Many emphasize how closely health is tied to happiness...

Poor sleep, difficulty moving and injuries from hitting something accidentally are just some of the challenges faced by suffers of often-painful involuntary muscle spasms. Credit: N/A...

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a heart disease that leads to a stressed, swollen heart muscle. Due to a poor understanding of underlying mechanisms, effective clinical treatments...

UPTON, NY—Chemists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a new machine-learning (ML) framework that can zero in on which steps...