“The metabolism is the body’s internal operating system,” said Ambika Ashraf, M.D., professor in the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes and the Ralph Froshin Endowed Chair in Pediatric ...

In January of 2009, I temporarily left my campus home, taking a ten-year hiatus to be the president of a big nonprofit organization in Washington, DC, and didn't return until the fall of 2019. I ...

A simulated cell in the early stages of division. Left half shows cytoplasm (blue cubes), mRNA degradation machinery molecules (pink), and sugar transporters (brown). Right half adds the membrane ...

The researchers, led by chemistry professor Zan Luthey-Schulten at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, present their findings in the journal Cell. In two videos, researchers describe the work ...

The Pendragon Cycle has been the little engine that could, surprising fans with how exceptionally good the faith-based fantasy series has been. Many of the episodes have highlighted the importance of ...

Each year as Ramadan approaches, more than 2 billion Muslims around the world prepare for a month of fasting, prayer and communality. But Ramadan does not begin on the same day everywhere in the world ...

How AI-powered ‘smart homes’ could transform care for people with dementia How AI‑powered “smart home” technologies could improve safety and ease caregiver burden for people with Alzheimer’s and other ...

Scientists have discovered the largest organic molecule containing sulfur — a key ingredient for life — ever identified in interstellar space. The researchers call the discovery a “missing link” in ...

U.S. life expectancy rose to 79 years in 2024 - the highest mark in American history. It's the result of not only the dissipation of the COVID-19 pandemic, but also waning death rates from all the ...