With a new mathematical model, a team of biophysicists has revealed fresh insights into how biological tissues are shaped by the active motion of structural imperfections known as "topological defects ...

Putting humans and LLMs head-to-head in classic tests of judgment from human psychology underscores the differences between ...

Drinking water in the morning can help improve alertness and weight management, as well as heart, metabolic, kidney, and skin ...

From molecular chaperones to mitochondrial failure, discover how heat reshapes the human transcriptome and drives the biological cascade that links rising temperatures to organ injury and public ...

Blood: red, liquid, and always on the move. But is it a bodily fluid? Or an organ in its own right? Either way, we wouldn't be alive without it! Without our blood, we wouldn't be alive! It transports ...

An educational look at how medical science approaches organ replacement, from natural regeneration to modern transplant methods. Message to Ken Burns: What Lincoln said about our founders on slavery ...

Ultra-processed foods have been heavily criticised from a range of quarters, from the global bodies such as the UN’s World Health Organisation to national health bodies. Now, medical journal the ...

It’s hard to believe, but a tiny organ in your neck, about the size of a grain of rice, may be one of the key reasons why some people have high blood pressure. This small structure is called the ...

The From Labs to Lives Blog connects everyday topics with UC Davis research. Each post is reviewed by our experts, ensuring you always get useful information you can trust. Because we can’t see them, ...

Biological sex is usually described in simple binary terms: male or female. This works well for germ cells (sperm versus eggs), but for other body organs it is of little help. A new study by the Max ...