Researchers have developed a simple blood test that can detect when a newly transplanted lung is…
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Body size may influence women’s lifespan more than it does men’s
Body size-height and weight- may influence women's lifespan far more than it does men's.
Neurons in the human visual cortex that respond to faces
A new study identifies the neurons in the human visual cortex that selectively respond to faces.…
Youthful cognitive ability strongly predicts mental capacity later in life
Early adult general cognitive ability is a stronger predictor of cognitive function and reserve later in…
How our brains distinguish between self-touch and touch by others
Our brains seem to reduce sensory perception from an area of our skin when we touch…
Fossilized slime of 100-million-year-old hagfish shakes up vertebrate family tree
Paleontologists have discovered the first detailed fossil of a hagfish, the slimy, eel-like carrion feeders of…
Greenland ice melting four times faster than in 2003
Greenland is melting faster than scientists previously thought -- and will likely lead to faster sea…
Mice pass on brain benefits of enriched upbringing to offspring
Mice growing up in a basic cage maintain lifelong visual cortex plasticity if their parents were…
New nanoparticle targets tumor-infiltrating immune cells, flips switch
A team of Vanderbilt University bioengineers today announced a major breakthrough in penetrating the cells inside…
Secret to sepsis may lie in rare cell
Scientists reveal how a rare group of white blood cells called basophils play an important role…