B cells in the bone marrow produce acetylcholine, a chemical messenger that inhibits inflammation in the heart and blood arteries by inhibiting the generation of white blood cells. Scientists may
Heart attacks can be anticipated months ahead of time by examining the patient's risk factors, which include hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, diabetes, and cigarette use, as well
According to research published recently in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, people living in socially impoverished areas of the United States are more likely to die prematurely
A surprisingly large amount of plastic pollution in the water may end up in an unexpected place: the skeletons of living corals. Microplastics exhibited species-specific effects on corals that create
The first large-scale research to examine the long-term effects of a cocoa flavanol supplement on cardiovascular disease prevention has found promising evidence that cocoa flavanols
A new twist on one of the twentieth century's smallest but grandest inventions, the transistor, could help feed the world's ever-growing appetite for digital memory while slicing up to 5%
The Alice ultraviolet (UV) spectrograph aboard the Rosetta comet spacecraft of the European Space Agency has made its first scientific discoveries. Rosetta is the first
Northwestern Medicine researchers are leveraging recent developments in CRISPR gene-editing technology to discover novel biology that could lead to longer-lasting treatments and new therapeutic tactics for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).