The Plausible Mechanism Pathway allows FDA drug approval without randomized trials, focusing on diseases with known biological causes. This pathway targets rare genetic diseases, emphasizing biologic ...

Abstract: The designs of origami-and kirigami-inspired robots enable configurations from 2D to 3D shapes, lightweight systems, and take advantage of rapid fabrication techniques. These features have ...

Intuitively, you think that everything that you stretch will pull back, but you wouldn’t expect a couple of pieces of plastic to win. Yet, researchers over at [AMOLF] have figured out a way to make a ...

This month we feature chemicals that have important applications in industry and the lab.—Ed. H 2 SO 4 has a wide range of uses. Most of it (≈60%) is consumed in extracting phosphoric acid from ...

Divers found the Antikythera mechanism in a shipwreck in 1900. Zde via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 More than a century ago, a group of sponge divers discovered a shipwreck near the Greek ...

More than two decades ago, a research team in the lab of David Hafler, a Yale researcher who at the time was at Harvard, discovered a type of T cell in humans that suppresses the immune system; they ...

Projection can undermine your sense of self. Source: Vitaly Gariev/Unsplash Lately, your partner has been coming home several hours late from work and doesn’t answer your text or call. You notice they ...

The inspiration for the titular device in last year’s blockbuster, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, was an actual archaeological artifact: the Antikythera mechanism, a 2,200-year-old bronze ...

Researchers previously thought the calendar ring on the Antikythera mechanism tracked the ancient Egyptian calendar, but new research suggests it tracked the Greek lunar calendar instead. When you ...

You can use coping mechanisms to manage stress and improve your overall well-being. Try adaptive coping, which includes problem-solving, social support, and finding meaning in stress. Maladaptive ...

There doesn’t seem to be any proven link between mechanism of injury and actual injury. This is exacerbated by vehicles’ safety features today and the stories of people who have walked away from ...