Doctors have traditionally avoided prescribing nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen to patients with fractures. However, a new study…
Scientists discover how immune cells mobilize to fight infection
New research is an important step forward in understanding how our immune system works and also why it fails.
Science sweetens stingless bee species honey health claims
Examination of honey from five different stingless bee species across Neotropical and Indo-Australian regions has enabled for the first time…
Coronavirus antibodies fall dramatically in first 3 months after mild cases of COVID-19
In people with mild cases of COVID-19, antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that causes the disease — drop sharply…
New role for white blood cells in the developing brain
Whether white blood cells can be found in the brain has been controversial, and their role there a complete mystery.…
Brain builds and uses maps of social networks, physical space, in the same way
Even in these social-distanced days, we keep in our heads a map of our relationships with other people: family, friends,…
Mapping the brain’s sensory gatekeeper
Researchers have mapped the thalamic reticular nucleus in unprecedented detail, revealing that the region contains two distinct subnetworks of neurons…
How neurons reshape inside body fat to boost its calorie-burning capacity
Scientists have found that a hormone tells the brain to dramatically restructure neurons embedded in fat tissue. Their work widens…
Sharks almost gone from many reefs
A massive global study of the world’s reefs has found sharks are ‘functionally extinct’ on nearly one in five of…
The Fight for Fertility Equality
A movement has formed around the idea that one’s ability to build a family should not be determined by wealth,…