When we walk down the street, we have an internal sense of which way we are heading, from looking at street signals and physical landmarks, and also a sense of…
The macrophage is one of the body’s most important inhabitants. Meaning “big eater” in Greek, this immune cell consumes and digests problematic elements from microbes and cancer cells to dust…
Salk scientists outline mouse cell inflammation pathway from mitochondrial stress to leaking endosomes to immune system initiation, revealing new potential therapeutic targets to reduce inflammation in aging and disease. Cells…
Hot water tanks, washing machines, kettles: limescale forms in every domestic appliance that comes into contact with (hot) water – especially in areas where the water is hard, meaning high…
An innovative breast imaging technique provides high sensitivity for detecting cancer while significantly reducing the likelihood of false positive results, according to a study published today in Radiology: Imaging Cancer,…
Expanded superconducting strips for enhanced photon-counting accuracy. Wider superconducting strips enable better photon-number resolution, with greater dynamic range and fidelity. Using single photons as qubits has become a prominent strategy…