Background Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) arises from complex interactions among diet, host and gut microbiome. Although diet influences intestinal inflammation, the microbial and metabolic pathways ...

Objectives Cognitive decline among middle-aged and older adults is an increasing public health concern, and household cooking fuel use has been suggested as a potential environmental risk factor. This ...

The liver is located in the upper right-hand portion of the abdominal cavity, beneath the diaphragm, and on top of the stomach, right kidney, and intestines. Shaped like a cone, the liver is a dark ...

Abstract: The Virtual Network Function Placement and Routing Problem (VNFP-RP) represents a fundamental challenge for achieving efficiency and scalability in Beyond Fifth-Generation (B5G) and ...

The outer, middle, and inner ear have unique structures that help with hearing and balance. Many ear problems like tinnitus, infections, and wax buildup can affect hearing and balance. Protect your ...

The aging liver undergoes dramatic changes in its functional organization and other key attributes, which may underpin its increasing susceptibility to disease, according to a study led by ...

People often refer to mitochondria as the powerhouses of the cell. Their main function is to generate the energy necessary to power cells, but they are also involved in cell signaling and death.

Lena Pernas is in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA, and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, ...

People who use cannabis with THC of 10% or more are five times more likely to develop a psychotic disorder compared to those who don’t use the drug. Canna Obscura/ Shutterstock Cannabis is one of the ...

The Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwano-ha, Kashiwa 277-8581, Chiba, Japan ...

Hair follicles are small, pocket-like holes in our skin. As the name suggests, they grow hair. The average human has about 100,000 hair follicles on the scalp alone. We’ll explore what hair follicles ...

Legume nodulation is the powerhouse of biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) where host-specific rhizobia dominate the nodule microbiome. However, other rhizobial or non-rhizobial inhabitants can also ...