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UC Riverside-led study shows a baby makes copies of maternal immune cells it acquires through mother’s milk Scientists have long understood that mother’s milk provides...

Nine out of 10 people globally are breathing poor quality air, the World Health Organization says.Credit: Flickr/vtpoly Nine out of 10 people globally are breathing...

A detail of an image from page 4 of the Grolier Codex with red underpainting visible.Photo: Justin Kerr   Brown University’s Stephen Houston and a team...

The results could pave the way to the cleaner production of methanol, an important industrial feedstock and potential green fuel. A team led by chemists...

Image Credit: Flickr/cra1gll0yd A Michigan State University urologist has discovered that riding a roller coaster helps patients pass kidney stones with nearly a 70 percent...

A mouse study found that ferumoxytol prompts immune cells called tumor-associated macrophages to destroy tumor cells.Credit: Amy Thomas Iron nanoparticles can activate the immune system...

Credit: © activesteve/Flickr Africa's overall elephant population has seen the worst declines in 25 years, mainly due to poaching -- according to IUCN's African Elephant...

Sight, touch and hearing are our windows to the world: these sensory channels send a constant flow of information to the brain, which acts...

Know your risks for metabolic syndrome.Credit: Image courtesy of American College of Cardiology Increasing stomach fat -- especially the "hidden fat" in your abdomen --...

This composite image shows suspected plumes of water vapor erupting at the 7 o'clock position off the limb of Jupiter's moon Europa. The plumes,...

A visualization of the brain, reconstructed from MRI scans, shows tracts of white matter connecting different regions of the brain to one another. A...