Even for infants just beginning to speak their first words, the way an object is named guides infants’ encoding, representation…
Heart attack damage reduced by shielded stem cells
Bioengineers and surgeons have shown in rodents that a four-week shielded stem cell treatment can reduce damage caused by a…
The Glory (and the Taboo) of ‘WAP’
All praise Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion, whose new song addresses a concern I hear a lot from my…
Aging heart cells offer clues to susceptibility of older people to severe COVID-19
Genes that play an important role in allowing SARS-CoV-2 to invade heart cells become more active with age, according to…
Biomedical scientists piece together how medication paralyzes parasitic worms
A new study upends the widely held belief that a medication used to treat lymphatic filariasis doesn’t directly target the…
Smartphones are lowering student’s grades on closed-book exams
The ease of finding information on the internet is hurting students’ long-term retention and resulting in lower grades on exams,…
Obesity May Be Bad for Your Brain
As body mass index increases, less blood flows to the brain, which may help explain why obesity is tied to…
Obesity May Be Bad for Your Brain
As body mass index increases, less blood flows to the brain, which may help explain why obesity is tied to…
Insect wings inspire new ways to fight superbugs
The wings of cicadas and dragonflies are natural bacteria killers, inspiring scientists who are searching for new ways to defeat…
Flexible and protected
Coronavirus researchers have focused on the surface structure of SARS-CoV-2 to gain insights they can use for the development of…