After every meal, the intestines perform an action called peristalsis – moving food through their hollow interiors with coordinated contractions and relaxations of the smooth muscle.
For more than a century, scientists have known…
After every meal, the intestines perform an action called peristalsis – moving food through their hollow interiors with coordinated contractions and relaxations of the smooth muscle.
For more than a century, scientists have known…
MAPLEWOOD, NEW JERSEY – APRIL 21: Marijuana products are displayed at Apothecarium Dispensary on … More
Despite the growing trend of legalizing…
SpaceX is gearing up to launch a historic mission next week that will send astronauts flying over the Earth’s poles. The firm’s Fram2 mission will send a crew of four in a Crew Dragon spacecraft to an orbit that circles the…
Chagas disease is considered a neglected tropical disease; it is caused by a protozoan parasite (Trypanosoma cruzi), which is harbored by many different wild animals in the Americas, including the kissing bug.
The brain’s immune cells removed plaques and helped restore a healthier environment in the brains of immunized patients. For over 30 years, scientists have focused on treating Alzheimer’s disease by removing amyloid beta plaques, sticky, toxic…
Scientists might soon be able to forecast when the see is gonna turn red – and don’t worry,…
Peanuts are known to cause one of the most severe reactions in children with food allergies. Current estimates show between 2 percent and 5 percent of school-age children in the U.S. have a peanut allergy, while food allergies among children have…
Many challenges in medicine stem, in large part, from a common root cause: a severe shortage of ethically-sourced human bodies.
There might be a way to get out of this moral and scientific deadlock. Recent advances in biotechnology now provide a…