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Helper T cells move toward inflamed tissue using membrane protrusions that stabilize them and provide traction on the vasculature. Using high-resolution microscopy and global molecular analysis, scientists show that imma...

The development of an HIV vaccine has proven extraordinarily difficult. One of the reasons is that naïve precursor B cells that can give rise to mature B cells producing broadly neutralizing antibodies are exceedingly r...

Postpartum depression strikes nearly one in five new mothers. Stress is a significant risk factor for this complex condition. Neuroscientists have generated a novel preclinical model of postpartum depression and demonstr...

Researchers have developed a nanowire device able to detect microscopic levels of urinary markers potentially implicated in cancer.

Scientists have revealed more details of the molecular mechanism behind neuronal cell death in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a step forward to find ways to control progression of the disease.

Running long distances can be hard on the body, but as one ultramarathoner found out, it can also take a toll on an individual's red blood cells.

Scientists have discovered a bizarre new species of marine worm that lacks a number of internal features common to other animals -- including an anus.

I bet you think 2017 was a hot mess, a relentless series of tragedies and catastrophes that exposed humanity for what little it’s worth. Let us re-instill in you a sense of optimism with this cache of our most popular ...

Moons in other stellar systems may be hurled away from their planets up to 90 per cent of the time, leaving up to 100 former moons per star in the Milky Way

Thanks, in part, to pigs, scientists now are catching up on understanding the roots of calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD).

A new study shows that the Clean Air Act is likely responsible for dramatic decline in atmospheric organic aerosol in the U.S.

Gene expression in specific cells and in specific regions can provide a more precise, neuroprotective approach than traditional treatments for neurological diseases. For multiple sclerosis, specifically, increasing chole...

Scientists have discovered out-of-this-world minerals at the site of a 60 million-year-old meteorite impact on Scotland's remote Isle of Skye.

Hundreds of prehistoric rock paintings have been found on the tiny Indonesian island of Kisar

It looks like a prehistoric art gallery.

When the moon's shadow zipped across the United States during the Great American Solar Eclipse this past August, the shadow traveled so fast it created waves in Earth's upper atmosphere, a new study finds.

A National Weather Service meteorologist explains why the week of Christmas 2017 has been so frigid in the United States.

After the FDA announced plans to crack down on homeopathic medicines, Live Science asked chemists what, if anything, the world is losing.

(EurekAlert!) The most popular news release on EurekAlert! In 2017 is also the most-visited in the science-news service's 21-year history.

(Lomonosov Moscow State University) A team from the Faculty of Physics of Lomonosov Moscow State University suggested using porous silicon nanowire arrays in highly sensitive gas sensors. These devices will be able to de...

(Science China Press) As one of the most important characteristics of porous coordination polymers or metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), framework flexibility is not only interesting but also useful. Although designing, ta...

(Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University) Researchers at OIST and the University of Ryukyus have scientifically analyzed traditional materials and processes involved in the production of Ok...