Behavioral Medicine
Behavioral medicine is an interdisciplinary field that combines behavioral science and medicine principles and techniques to better understand how behavior influences health and well-being. It…
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Adoptive Immunity
Adaptive immunity, also known as acquired or specific immunity, is one of the immune system’s two major branches, along with innate immunity. It acts in…
Corals Produce Reactive Oxygen Species, according to a Deep Sea Sensor
A new sensor has been installed on the submersible. Alvin discovered reactive oxygen species in deep-sea corals for the first time, expanding our understanding of…
Life’s Building Blocks may have formed near New Stars and Planets
While life on Earth is geologically young, the ingredients that came together to form it may be much older than previously thought. The simplest amino…
Map Biodiversity to Protect Fragile Polar Ecosystems
To mitigate the impact of warming on polar ecosystems and manage these unique habitats sustainably, a concerted effort is required. Polar regions contain vast, undiscovered…
The Most Common Insect Species have Suffered the Greatest Losses
According to a new study published in Nature, losses among locally more common species are driving insect decline. The meta-analysis of 923 locations worldwide, led…
Health Psychology – a topic related to health and illness
Health psychology is the study of psychological and behavioral processes in health, illness, and healthcare. It focuses on how psychological factors such as thoughts, emotions,…
Neural Tissue Engineering – a specific sub-field of tissue engineering
Neural tissue engineering is a multidisciplinary field that combines neuroscience, materials science, and engineering principles to create strategies for repairing or replacing damaged neural tissues…
Peripheral Tolerance – in Immunology
Peripheral tolerance refers to the mechanisms by which the immune system regulates and suppresses immune responses in peripheral tissues against self-antigens (the body’s own molecules).…
Encore Supernova – A Second Lensed Supernova in a Distant Galaxy
MACS J0138.0-2155 is a massive cluster of galaxies discovered by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in November 2023. A distant galaxy named MRG-M0138 appears warped…
How Economics and Technology can help save Endangered Species
The world has changed dramatically in the 50 years since the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was passed in December 1973. Two Ohio State University researchers…
Decoding Millions of Mysterious Ocean Pits
The world’s oceans are a vast habitat for countless creatures that live on the seafloor and settle, spawn, dig, or feed. They also have an…
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