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Microglia, the brain’s resident immune cells, may hold one of the most important clues for understanding why an injury that...

Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract, collectively known as CAKUT, are among the most common structural abnormalities identified...

Mediterranean olive farming is entering a climate era unlike any in its long agricultural history. Rising temperatures, longer droughts, intense...

Bridges rarely fail without warning. Long before a serious structural problem becomes visible to the public, traffic, weather, moisture, and...

In the developing mouse brain, inhibitory neurons do not emerge as a single, uniform population. Instead, they diversify through multiple...

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) remains one of the most persistent complications affecting infants born prematurely, but clinicians still lack a reliable...

China’s maize harvest is entering a new era of uncertainty, and a new study suggests that the country’s biggest opportunity...

Wearable electronics are moving beyond passive health tracking. The next generation of devices is expected to sense physiological changes, interpret...

Electric-vehicle drivers may soon have a new reason to stop fearing long charging times. Researchers in South Korea have developed...

Cystic fibrosis is often described as a bacterial disease, but the airways of people living with the condition are home...