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Early findings show that convalescent plasma appears to be a safe and possibly effective treatment for children with life-threatening cases of COVID-19.

Scientists have grown human intestinal grafts using stem cells from patient tissue that could one day lead to personalized transplants for children with intestinal failure.

A researcher is reporting that the brains of older women with Type 2 diabetes do not use as much oxygenated blood as those who don't have the disease. The research is the first to point to changes in blood use in the bra...

Our video explainer series continues with a look at vaccines: how they work, how they're made and when will we get one for the coronavirus?

Future wireless networks of the 6th generation (6G) will consist of a multitude of small radio cells that need to be connected by broadband communication links. In this context, wireless transmission at THz frequencies r...

(DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory) Cracks and chemical reactions on a battery particle's surface can degrade performance, and the particle's ability to absorb and release lithium ions also changes over time. Scie...

A targeted therapy called capmatinib can provide significant benefits to patients who have advanced lung cancer with specific gene mutations, according to recently published results from a phase two clinical trial.

The significant reduction in vehicle journeys during the COVID-19 lockdown did not reduce the level of toxic fine particles in Scotland's air, according to experts at the University of Stirling.

Older people and people with underlying medical conditions are at particular risk of severe COVID-19. Researchers have discovered one possible reason for this vulnerability. While these risk groups produce greater quanti...

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If I were to picture futuristic bots that could revolutionize both microrobotics and medicine, a Pop-Tart with four squiggly legs would not be on top of my list. I was so wrong. Last week, Drs. Marc Miskin*, Itai Cohen, ...

Researchers have identified a new mechanism of learning that stabilizes memory and reduces interference between different memories.

Education and family planning have long been tied to lower fertility trends. But new research analyzes those factors to determine, what accelerates a decline in otherwise high-fertility countries.

Hepatocellular carcinoma is usually treated by blocking the flow of blood to the tumor to induce cancer cell death, but the common treatment, transarterial chemoembolization, is invasive and too imprecise to be a local d...

Researchers have developed a tiny fiber optic force sensor that can measure extremely slight forces exerted by small objects. The new light-based sensor overcomes the limitations of force sensors based on micro-electro-m...

For the first time, researchers have detected protease activity with surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) performed using a tiny waveguide. The work paves the way to real-time, label-free lab-on-a-chip protease mon...

California is having a record-breaking year of flames, as dozens of wildfires have set the state ablaze.

The quakes can't be felt, but they may be linked to the regular magnitude-6 temblors on the fault.

c9ASO, an investigational ASO drug, targets the TDP-43 protein, reducing its buildup and decreasing neurological decline associated with ALS and FTD.

The use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen and diclofenac, is not associated with any adverse effects in people who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to a new study.

COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) infections tend to be more severe among older adults and males, yet the mechanisms underlying increased mortality in these two demographics are unknown. A new study suggests that varying immune resp...

Restoring normal patterns of rhythmic neural activity through non-invasive electrical stimulation of the brain alleviates sound-processing deficits and improves reading accuracy in adults with dyslexia, according to a ne...