A new study in mice shows that inflammation is controlled by neurons (red in the image above) in the brainstem. (Image credit: Columbia Zuckerman Institute) Scientists have identified a key regulator of the inflammatory process – it is located in…
This image shows some of the many galaxies of varying shapes captured by the Euclid telescope during its first deep-field observations. (Image credit: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, image processing by M. Walmsley, M. Huertas-Company, J.-C. Quillandre) The European Space Agency (ESA) has…
New research shows that it is now possible to breed mice with a fully functional human immune system. (Image credit: Evgenyi_Eg via Getty Images) For the first time, scientists have created mice with a fully-fledged human immune system. Researchers say…
Firefighters battle a fire in the Palisades, Los Angeles, January 11, 20
A recent study in mice shows immunological differences that separate people who experience significant itching from insect bites from those who do not. (Image credit: dorioconnell via Getty Images) Some people can't help but itch after a mosquito bite —…
The caldera at the top of Vesuvius lined up perfectly with a hole in the clouds when the Landsat 8 satellite flew over it in 2022. (Image credit: NASA/Landsat/Joshua Stevens) This stunning satellite image shows one of the planet's most…