Blood pressure readings consist of two numbers: systolic and diastolic. The systolic pressure, the upper number, measures the force your heart exerts to pump blood into the arteries. The diastolic ...

A recent study by researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and Clark University sheds new light on the complex relationship between failure and learning, particularly in high-pressure environments ...

Researchers from MIT, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Harvard Medical School have developed a groundbreaking treatment for alopecia areata, an autoimmune disease that causes hair loss. This new ...

Volcanic exoplanet illustration. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Dani Player. NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), launched in 2018 to explore planets beyond our solar system, has recently ...

A powerful tornado near Waverly Road in the Lincoln, Nebraska, metro area on April 26, 2024. Credit: NOAA National Weather Service Office Omaha, Nebraska, and Katie Wargowsky April 2024 was a month of ...

Weight loss surgery, also known as bariatric surgery, is a significant medical intervention aimed at helping individuals with severe obesity lose weight. This type of surgery has become more common as ...

Matt Eichenfield's team at Sandia National Laboratories uses multiple microwave frequencies to characterize a nonlinear phononic mixing. device they built on a silicon wafer. Credit: Bret ...

Sample preparations and FIB etched samples. (A) Sample preparation procedures of the flexible CZTSSe device and FIB-etched samples. Credit: Carbon Energy. A team of researchers has made significant ...

Just spending a few days working the night shift can disrupt important body processes. This includes how our body uses sugar, how we get energy, and how we control inflammation. These disruptions can ...

Heart disease is often thought of as a problem that only affects older individuals, but recent trends show that more young adults are being diagnosed with heart-related issues than ever before.

High blood pressure, affecting over 1.5 billion people globally, is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke, and identifying its causes is crucial for effective prevention. Recent research ...

Alzheimer’s disease, a debilitating neurodegenerative condition that impacts millions globally, might soon be better managed thanks to new research out of Fudan University in Shanghai. The focus of ...