Every time our body encounters a new disease-causing agent, a crucial defense system called adaptive immunity comes into play ...

Rather than letting these hides rot, they can be turned into leather, a durable, breathable and biodegradable high-performance material. When consumers choose to buy genuine leather boots, belts and ...

Salmon and chicken are nutritious protein sources that can benefit your health, but they offer different amounts of fats, ...

Beef is a good source of vitamin B12. However, other foods, like clams, oysters, lamb liver, and sardines, contain even ...

Ascorbic acid, the scientific name for vitamin C, supports immune function. Eating ascorbic acid-rich foods helps your immune system work properly.

A doctor explains what really happens after you donate blood, tracing its journey from collection to transfusion. Learn how your donation is tested, processed, and distributed, and discover the ...

Using the Two-meter Twin Telescope (TTT3), Spanish astronomers have conducted deep optical imaging of an isolated dwarf galaxy known as NGC 6789. Results of the new observations, presented November 10 ...

Jaggery, a traditional sweetener, is making a comeback. Unlike refined sugar, it retains vital minerals and vitamins. Studies ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth outlined plans Friday for a sweeping revamp of the military's acquisition systems, which he described as sluggish and mired in bureaucracy. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP) ...

Of the more than 6,000 known exoplanets in the Milky Way, so-called Sub-Neptunes are the most common. They are smaller than Neptune and more massive than Earth and believed to have rocky interiors ...

Ed Silverman, a senior writer and Pharmalot columnist at STAT, has been covering the pharmaceutical industry for nearly three decades. He is also the author of the morning Pharmalittle newsletter and ...

WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - The rings of Saturn are among the wonders of our solar system, with a diameter of roughly 175,000 miles (280,000 kilometers) as they encircle the giant planet. But ...