Why does the immune system become less effective as we age? A new USC study published in BMC Biology offers fresh insights by examining a key immune cell type across tissues: macrophages.
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A new Northwestern Medicine study has introduced a novel machine learning method for analyzing how the brain organizes complex behaviors, offering fresh evidence that neural activity is built from reusable "building blocks." ...
Jul 13, 2026
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A nerve cell resembles a vast tree with branches that communicate with thousands of other cells. To function, it depends on a motor protein that walks on two legs, hauling urgent cargo from the center of the cell to the faraway ...
Jul 15, 2026
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Pulmonary fibrosis is a deadly disease in which scar tissue grows in the lungs, making breathing more difficult. Approximately 2,170 Australians are diagnosed annually with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a form of the ...
Jul 16, 2026
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A new study led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Newcastle University in the U.K. finds that the share of adults living with dementia rose substantially across several Latin American ...
Jul 13, 2026
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Each year, approximately 700,000 children worldwide die from diseases that vaccines could have prevented, nearly all of them in low- and middle-income countries. New research from University of Notre Dame economist Santosh ...
Jul 15, 2026
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Black African and Black Caribbean women in the UK want clearer and more accessible information about breast cancer screening, according to a study from the University of Surrey.
Jul 15, 2026
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Crusty bread, fried meat and roasted coffee owe their characteristic taste and browning to chemical reactions that occur when foods are heated. In the so-called Maillard reaction, amino acids—the building blocks of proteins—react ...
Jul 16, 2026
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An international research team led by Dr. Frank Bosmans (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) has discovered a major genetic cause of hyperhidrosis (chronic and excessive sweating). The study, published in Science Advances, provides ...
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When stressed, it's important to find healthy ways to cope. Getting outdoors is a proven way to do so. But not everyone has easy access to nature. That's where nature videos might help, according to a North Carolina State ...
Jul 13, 2026
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