Scientists at Nagoya University in Japan have identified the genes that allow an organism to switch between living as single ...

Weighing a single living cell sounds like a party trick, yet the numbers involved are so small that they push the limits of ...

Accutane, known generically as isotretinoin, is not simply a strong acne medication. It is a systemic retinoid that ...

All of this disproportionately affects the elderly. In a 2023 study of patients with a median age of 75, approximately 30% of ...

New NE-AFM method measures nuclear stiffness in living cells. It shows cancer nuclei change softness with chromatin and environment, aiding diagnosis and treatment. By employing a technique called ...

(a) A scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of the nanoneedle probe used for the measurements. (b) Elasticity map of a 1 µm × 1 µm area on the nuclear surface, showing the change in elasticity ...

Microplastics are tiny, plastic fragments — many too small to see — found in the air, soil and water. Measuring their abundance in nature can direct cleanup resources, but current detection methods ...

This is part of a NASA-supported project hoping to fabricate "device-ready" wafers from space-grown crystals. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

Byproducts from gut bacteria breaking down tryptophan, a dietary amino acid, can restore hormone-secreting gut cells reduced by obesity, a new study found. It opens the door to a natural, ...

A new study led by researchers at the Ineos Oxford Institute for Antimicrobial Research (IOI) has found that antimicrobial-resistant bacteria is spreading rapidly among children being treated for ...

In a first-of-its-kind lab study, scientists prove that probiotic bacteria stimulate immediate and measurable changes in brain cell function, hinting at a new direct communication between your gut and ...