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Cells in the body usually do what they’re told. In response to cues, cells divide, grow, shrink or die as needed. But there are some ...

Aging is typically linked with the point in time when it causes problems. But there are many types of aging. There’s chronological age, which we ...

What? Can you say that again? Sorry, I didn't hear you. These common phrases are linked to a common problem: hearing impairment. About 28 million, or 14%, ...

COVID-19 can affect people in a number of ways. Some can be infected and have no symptoms ― what's known as being asymptomatic. Others have ...

Vaccine stories are all around as the world waits for news on the many COVID-19 vaccines working their way through testing. Robert Jacobson, M.D., a ...

Glioblastoma is an aggressive brain tumor that is difficult to treat.  Its cells are skilled migrators. Their knack for infiltration makes it nearly impossible for ...

To solve the challenges presented by COVID-19, it's important to look to the past. History shows that collaboration is the way forward when uncovering secrets ...

Building predictions based on a set of variables, an effort called modeling, has gotten a lot of airtime during the COVID-19 pandemic. Understanding both the ...

Toward the end of the 19th century, a French doctor named Ernest Besnier coined the term “biopsy,” combining the Greek bios (life) and opsis (a ...

On Saturday, March 14, in southwest Wisconsin, a woman was working in her yard, raking and clearing the first spring weeds. She coughed a bit ...