Russia has quietly taken a bold step toward solving one of spaceflight’s oldest problems by patenting a space station design ...

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Scientists have developed an experimental way to study how human embryos implant in a uterus, which may provide new insights into why miscarriages occur and how they can be prevented.

Jeremy Pauley is fixture in the online oddities trade, known for binding books in human skin and preserving fetal remains. He ...

One of the most detailed 3D maps of how the human chromosomes are organized and folded within a cell's nucleus is published ...

At first glance, it looks like the start of a human pregnancy: A ball-shaped embryo presses gently into the receptive lining ...

The gut–islets axis connects nutrient sensing in the intestine with insulin secretion from the pancreas and plays an essential role in glucose regulation. GLP-1 released by intestinal L cells can ...

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A research team led by Félix Viana, co-director of the Sensory Transduction and Nociception laboratory at the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint research centre of the Spanish National Research ...

Understanding how this internal ecosystem works can help you make smarter choices about food, fitness, and lifestyle.

For decades, the case remained unsolved until a breakthrough came over 55 years later. In 2023, investigators reviewed the ...

Introduction The UN General Assembly in 2018 passed a resolution to eliminate obstetric fistula within a decade. Because the ...