Inflammatory bowel disease linked to an immune cell run amok

Researchers report that the lasting nature of inflammatory bowel disease may be due to a type…

Contagion model predicts flooding in urban areas

Inspired by the same modeling and mathematical laws used to predict the spread of pandemics, researchers…

New insights for sun-gathering technologies

Researchers are taking a page from Nature’s lesson book. Inspired by the way plants and other…

Having a doctor who shares the same race may ease patient's angst

When doctors are the same race as their patients, it can sometimes forge a sense of…

Novel 3D-printed device demonstrates enhanced capture of carbon dioxide emissions

Researchers have designed and additively manufactured a first-of-its-kind aluminum device that enhances the capture of carbon…

Excessive fructose consumption may cause a leaky gut, leading to fatty liver disease

Excessive consumption of fructose — a sweetener ubiquitous in the American diet — can result in…

Are antivitamins the new antibiotics?

Antibiotics are among the most important discoveries of modern medicine and have saved millions of lives…

Each human gut has a viral 'fingerprint'

Each person’s gut virus composition is as unique as a fingerprint, according to the first study…

Wireless device makes clean fuel from sunlight, CO2 and water

Researchers have developed a standalone device that converts sunlight, carbon dioxide and water into a carbon-neutral…

Fuel cells for hydrogen vehicles are becoming longer lasting

An international research team has succeeded in developing an electrocatalyst for hydrogen fuel cells which, in…