A casual conversation between graduate students helped spark a breakthrough in aging research at Mayo Clinic. Researchers discovered that tiny synthetic DNA molecules called aptamers can selectively ...

Scientists have discovered that Mimosa pudica, known as the ‘shy plant,’ possesses the capacity for enumeration. This finding ...

Cases of meningitis are spreading at unprecedented rates, with experts now suggesting that Covid could be to blame.The ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising dark side to vitamin B2: it may help cancer cells stay alive. The vitamin supports a ...

Each year, more than 34,000 students across the country apply for the Gates Scholarship, awarded to outstanding high school ...

Microglia, the immune cells that protect the brain, are thought to maintain a healthy brain environment by removing unwanted substances through dynamic remodeling of the actin cytoskeleton, the cell's ...

Ulrich Mueller, Erika Pearce recognized for their groundbreaking work on hearing loss and immune metabolism, respectively ...

Jody Baron and Gabi Fragiadakis discover why some people with chronic Hepatitis B are cured after they're taken off of ...

Researchers at the Stanford School of Medicine have found that ethnicity and geography may influence human molecular makeup - ...

A type of immune cell circulating in the blood contributes to cognitive ageing, and blocking its effects can reverse the ...