Flu: Interferon-gamma from T follicular helper cells is required to create lung-resident memory B cells

During a bout of influenza, B cells interact with other immune cells and then take different…

Electrifying vehicles in Chicago would save lives, reduce pollution inequities

If the Chicago region replaced 30% of all on-road combustion-engine vehicles — including motorcycles, passenger cars…

AI foundation model for eye care to supercharge global efforts to prevent blindness

Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that has the potential to not only identify…

Mysterious family of microbial proteins hijack crops' cellular plumbing

Some crop pathogens use a clever trick to multiply and spread infection: they hijack the plant’s…

Potential new approach to PTSD treatment

A research study has found that cerebellar inhibitory interneurons are essential for fear memory, a type…

Scientists find good places to grow long-spined sea urchins, a starting point to restore 'the lawn mowers of the reefs'

Scientists are trying to raise as many urchins as possible because they eat algae that could…

Shipboard cannon found off the Swedish coast may be the oldest in Europe

Maritime archaeologists have studied what might be Europe’s oldest shipboard cannon. The cannon was found in…

Scientists invent a bright way to upcycle plastics into liquids that can store hydrogen energy

Scientists have created a process that can upcycle most plastics into chemicals useful for energy storage,…

A protein on cancer cells supports the immune response against tumors

Scientists identify a new and surprising function of a membrane protein on the surface of cancer…

Socioeconomic status may be an uneven predictor of heart health

The benefits of four measures of socioeconomic status (education, income, employment status and health insurance) on…