Minuscule particles of plastic are not only bad for the environment. A study led from Umeå University, Sweden, has shown that ...

New research from RMIT University found confined and isolating environments changed the way people smelled and responded ...

Rollins researchers Anke Huels, PhD and Donghai Liang, PhD are studying why and how specific toxic components in air pollution increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias ...

The mechanisms underlying skin renewal are still poorly understood. Interleukin-38 (IL-38), a protein involved in regulating ...

Researchers from Emory University recently received two separate grants, totaling $15 million, from the National Institutes ...

A bacterial cell (left) is simultaneously attacked on two fronts: by antibiotics and by a positively charged, bactericidal peptide-based material that disrupts the structure of the bacteria’s ...

Functional MRI data shows reduced activation in key brain regions post-nap in TBI patients, indicating enhanced motor learning, according to lead author Anthony H. Lequerica, PhD, senior research ...

Fifteen Native American women participated in a photovoltaic training installation program at the Red Cloud Renewable Center in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. Sandia National Laboratories’ Sandra Begay ...

SwRI researchers are expanding corrosion modeling software to predict if icy worlds such as Saturn’s moon Enceladus may be able to harbor microbial life. In this cross-polarized light microscope image ...

The sharpest spike occurred among 25–34-year-olds (nearly fourfold), while individuals aged 55–64 had the highest rates. Men consistently had higher rates but women saw the largest proportional rise, ...

The recipient of this year’s Individual Award, Elisabeth Bik, is a microbiologist, science whistleblower, and independent consultant for scientific integrity. Bik has uncovered the use of fraudulent ...

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