Although relocation of human populations is nothing new, global environmental changes such as climate change, sea level rise, and land use change are increasing the likelihood of relocation for potentially millions of people, especially in coastal regions. Globally, sea level rise alone could place 340 million people on land projected to be below annual flood levels by 2050 ([ 1 ][1]). The need…
Study reveals family histories of black-haired Vikings who set forth—and died—far from home
There’s a scene in the movie Oppenheimer in which the protagonist is trying to explain to General Groves, his military overseer, the hazards of their…
Fzd9b signaling induced by the ligand Wnt9a requires their endocytosis in an EGFR-dependent manner.
Self-propelled organoids repair nerve tissue in lab, could one day ferret out disease or deliver drugs
A role for vitamin D in immune modulation and in cancer has been suggested. In this work, we report that mice with increased availability of…
Division of labor among resident tissue macrophages is vital for proper tissue function during homeostasis.
“It is how you cope with setbacks that determines your route to success,” this scientist writes
The immune system exhibits circadian, ~24-hour oscillations, which affects the strength of both innate and adaptive immune responses.
Human Immunome Project aims to capture immune data from thousands of people globally
Placental senescence contributes to the pathophysiology of pregnancy-induced heart failure.
