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These miniature immune system models -- known as human immune organoids -- mimic the real-life environment where immune cells learn to recognize and attack harmful invaders and respond to vaccines.

Stories on the discovery of vital fluid-transport systems in the human body are among the winners of the 2024 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards. Winning journalists also did immersive stories on ...

Perhaps most importantly, Lucy’s discovery foreshadowed a series of fossil finds that filled in the scientific picture of her species. By 1978, enough evidence had accumulated to establish Lucy as the ...

To better understand why some cancer patients struggle to fight off infections, Georgia Tech researchers have created tiny lab-grown models of human immune systems. These miniature ... a critical ...

In recent years, there has been a rising interest in combining traditional natural medicines with essential nutrients to ...

To celebrate Science Week, we’ve put together a bumper list of 25 scientists based in Ireland who are innovating across STEM.

An ASU evolutionary anthropologist offers a groundbreaking theory on why humans have come to dominate the world over other animals. Why is human culture — the shared body of knowledge passed down ...

A robot, trained for the first time by watching videos of seasoned surgeons, executed the same surgical procedures as ...

Does disconnection with the ground cause us to become sicker? That's the idea behind the practice of "grounding" or "earthing" which is growing in popularity. We separate the science from the nonsense ...

A Professor of Fibre Science and Colour Chemistry at the Federal University ... He said charcoal, when activated, is a great purifier for wastewater, the human body system, and foods, among others.