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Using a new progeria-on-a-chip model, investigators have developed a way to recapitulate blood vessel dynamics to better understand vascular disease and aging.

Nearly 200 million cases of polio, measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, adenovirus, rabies and hepatitis A -- and approximately 450,000 deaths from these diseases -- were prevented in the US alone between 1963 and 2015 by...

A mystery concerning the structure of protons is a step closer to being solved, thanks to a seven-year experiment led by researchers at MIT.

A research team has found how a variant in an important epigenetic enzyme -- previously associated by population-based genetic studies with Crohn's disease and other immune disorders -- interferes with the action of the ...

Chance is an overlooked factor in the wide variation of microbe gut populations between individuals, new research suggests. These microbiome variations, which are also affected by diet and environment, contribute to gast...

Scientists have revealed for the first time how immature mouse immune cells, called T cells, choose which type of skills they will develop to fight malaria infection. Researchers tracked individual T cells during infecti...

A new approach has been found to boosting the lifetime and effectiveness of electronic biomedical devices. The discovery will help the devices better communicate with neural tissue by improving adhesion.

The mini tornadoes that form in superfluids won't send any cows flying through the air, but the scientists from Newcastle University behind a new study were surprised to see that these mini twisters can create quite a ta...

The rare bacterial species in a microbial community -- species that each make up rarely more than one tenth of one percent of the entire population -- play a very important role in ecosystem health and stability, report ...

Should we commit to eradicate malaria worldwide? For the author of a new report, eradication is the only equitable and sustainable solution.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death for people age 45 and younger in the United States, but, as people live longer, this type of injury is becoming more prevalent in those 75 and older. Treatment a...

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of vision loss among older adults in the United States, is often associated with psychological stress. A simple stress rating scale (the Perceived Stress Scale) i...

Two weeks of voluntary wheel running induced higher expression of irisin -- a fat-burning hormone released during exercise -- in bone tissue in mice. In addition, systemic administration of irisin increased bone formatio...

An app that uses deep learning could help people with Parkinson's track its progression and uncover lifestyle factors that affect their symptoms

The adorable cub was the first clouded leopard to be produced with cryopreserved semen.

How do top CEOs lead during this exponential age? How do you manage the explosion of information and onslaught of increasing competition? How do you sort through the abundance of opportunity and prevent getting burned ou...

Ponds created in the holes blasted by second world war bombs are as biodiverse as natural ones, and could help preserve species as the salty pools vanish

The way a queen paper wasp responds to intruders predicts how members of her brood will respond, but it is unknown if nature or nurture is behind it

Sleep time in animals ranges from just 2 hours a day for the elephant to 20 hours a day for the sloth.

A type of functional brain training known as neurofeedback shows promise in reducing symptoms of chemotherapy-induced nerve damage, or neuropathy in cancer survivors, according to a study that is the largest to date to d...

Researchers have discovered a new way of developing painkillers. When used in an animal model, their prototype of a morphine-like molecule was able to produce substantial pain relief in inflamed tissues. However, healthy...

There's a place on Earth where you can actually hold a piece of the Sun!