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Credit: Graphic: Lutz Grein Information for building cells is stored in our genetic material, otherwise known as DNA. It is here that you find all...

Credit: NIPS/NINS There are three kinds of glial cells in the brain, oligodendrocyte, astrocyte and microglia. Oligodendrocytes myelinate neuronal axons to increase conduction velocity of...

Credit: (Larisa DeSantis / Vanderbilt) An analysis of the microscopic wear on the teeth of the legendary "man-eating lions of Tsavo" reveals that it wasn't...

The European Commission has granted over 22 million Euros to the European HIV Vaccine Alliance (EHVA) to develop a multidisciplinary platform to evaluate novel preventive...

Credit: Council of Canadian Academies As the number of Canadians aged 65 and older continues to grow faster than any other age group, so too...

Credit: Images by Mingxing Lei/Cheng-Ming Chuong Lab How does the skin develop follicles and eventually sprout hair? A USC-led study, published in the Proceedings of...

Researchers have developed a new method that will help them quickly determine the effectiveness of a TB treatment TB is generally a curable disease—but first...

Credit: Vakoc Lab, CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY – Cancer researchers today announced they have developed a way of sidelining one of the most dangerous...

Scientists have identified three types of vaccine-induced antibodies that can neutralize diverse strains of influenza virus that infect humans. The discovery will help guide development...

Credit: Journal of the American Osteopathic Association CHICAGO–January 11, 2018–Physicians determining treatment options following abnormal Pap smears now have another factor to consider: the patien..

Credit: ©NUST MISIS NUST MISIS scientists have developed a new type of membrane test strip for the quantitative immunochromatographic rapid-test that will be able to...

INDIANAPOLIS — Brain health is critical to successful aging. A new four-year $4 million grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to the...

Credit: Aziz Acharki/Upsplash For some young people, dealing with life stressors like exposure to violence and family disruption often means turning to negative, risky behaviors...

IMAGE: Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking is an authoritative peer-reviewed journal published monthly online with Open Access options and in print that explores the psychological...

Credit: UNC The Duke Endowment of Charlotte, N.C., has awarded a three-year, $600,000 grant to UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center to establish a multi-institutional lay...