In a leap forward for genetic and biomedical research, two scientists at the University of Missouri have developed a powerful ...

New studies show that astrocytes, long thought to be support cells in the brain, are crucial intermediaries for relaying messages to neurons.

Race has no biological basis and no effect on the onset or progression of disease.

These are fiendishly addictive devices, and they're made that way by billion-dollar companies employing cutting-edge ...

Astronomers with the Event Horizon Telescope have developed a new way to observe the radio sky at multiple frequencies, and ...

Humans can now see in the dark -- and even with their eyes closed -- using nanotechnology contact lenses that turn invisible infrared light into visible images, according to a new study published in ...

Despite having big eyes, the whales can't make out details of objects more than a few body lengths away, according to a new ...

These gentle giants have poor eyesight and may not be able to see fishnets and boats with which they have fatal encounters.

As a result, people don't have enough normal red blood cells, white blood cells, and blood platelets. Low levels of normal blood cells can be found on blood tests, and they can also cause symptoms.

White blood cells help your body fight inflammation and infections. A high or low white blood cell count may be associated with a number of short-term or long-term health conditions. White blood ...

The results were announced with white smoke in St. Peter’s Square Thursday evening ... traced Prevost’s ancestry to the Black community of New Orleans. His maternal ancestors lived in the Crescent ...