When your brain needs you to pay attention to something important, one way it can do that is to send
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Exploiting a vulnerability in an aggressive leukemia affecting babies
Survival has improved greatly in children with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL). But a certain form of ALL that occurs mostly
Your liver is just under three years old
The liver is an essential organ that takes care of clearing toxins in our bodies. Because it constantly deals with
How sleep builds relational memory
Relational memory is the ability to remember arbitrary or indirect associations between objects, people or events, such as names with
What is monkeypox? A virologist explains
Monkeypox has exploded into the news recently, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) closely tracking cases that
Shark antibodies may have the teeth to stop COVID-19
To combat viruses, one of humankind’s oldest threats, researchers are studying predators with the oldest adaptive immune system in the
Cellular secrets of ageing unlocked by researchers
New research has uncovered how genetic changes that accumulate slowly in blood stem cells throughout life are likely to be
Impact of DNA mutations on lifelong blood cell production uncovered
New research has uncovered how genetic mutations hijack the production of blood cells in different periods of life. Scientists at
Study finds patients with mitral annulus calcification at higher risk of heart valve and cardiovascular disease
A retrospective review of more than 24,000 patients who underwent an EKG at Mayo Clinic finds that nearly one-quarter of
Vaccination offers partial protection for postacute phase of COVID-19
Vaccination against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) offers partial protection in the postacute phase of the disease, according