Natural killer (NK) cells are fast-acting innate immune cells that have the ability to recognize and kill a variety of cancers. For most healthy individuals not suffering from any rare disorders that render the immune system deficient of NK cells, […]

Although the structure of academia might make us think of literature and neuroscience as widely separate matters, our daily literary experiences are intimately dependent on brain activity. A considerable number of studies has illuminated this link by studying neurocognitive patterns […]

Coal, one of the most important energy resources, is widely used around the world in power generation, industrial production, household cooking, heating, and so on. In China, 91 Tg coal was used in the residential sector for cooking and heating […]

Imagine you are the leader of a large country. A passenger plane has been hijacked over your country’s airspace and is heading toward the most densely populated city in the nation. The hijackers have made it clear that they plan […]

The odds of academic success are stacked against youth with overweight and obesity. On average, youth with higher weight do more poorly in school and are less likely to attend college than their peers with normal weight. The widespread misconception […]

Recent advances in vaccine storage technology could make the storage and distribution of vaccines much simpler, dramatically changing vaccination rates in areas of the globe with limited resources fighting epidemics. The new storage method enables vaccines to be stored in […]

Imagine that you have been successfully recruited as a Mars immigrator. After celebrating being a pioneer and approaching closer to this red planet, you find out with horror that there is no Hazard Detection and Avoidance (HDA) system onboard! That […]

A study suggests that one in 13 adolescents in England develops post-traumatic stress disorder before their 18th birthday. When one hears of post-traumatic stress disorder, many initially think of soldiers and war missions, but probably not of children and adolescents. […]

Roughly 14 percent of the United States’ citizenry is comprised of individuals born outside of the United States who have immigrated to the U.S. A significant portion of the electorate, the opinion of the nation’s new citizens will likely shape […]

Autoimmunity is defined as occurring when the body’s immune system attacks healthy cells of a given organ. Given the process through which humans evolved, logic should have posed the question of why suddenly over 100 human diseases developed in which the […]