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Almost all cellphone users experience a cracked screen at some point. This bothersome issue can be disappointing and is expensive to fix.

Muscle is known to regenerate through a complex process that involves several steps and relies on stem cells. Now, a new study led by researchers at Pompeu Fabra University (UPF, Spain)/Centro Nacional de Investigationes Cardiovasculares (CNIC, Spain)/CIBERNED (Spain) and Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes (iMM, Portugal), published on 15 October in the journal Science, describes a new mechanism for muscle repair after physiological damage relying on the rearrangement of muscle f...

Children from less affluent backgrounds are likely to have found COVID-19 lockdowns more challenging to their mental health because they experienced a lower connection with nature than their wealthier peers, a new study suggests.

Climate change-induced temperature rise is adding to the spread of the West Nile Virus (WNV) in regions of Europe. The temperature rise has created a favorable condition for the virus and the mosquito vectors to proliferate.

Most women who are born with heart defects can safely become pregnant and give birth to healthy babies with few or minor problems if they are supported by expert medical care and counselling, according to research published in the European Heart Journal .

Hydrogen is a chemical element that has been extensively recommended as an alternative fuel with zero carbon emission. However, most of the commercial hydrogen fuel production is achieved from the refining of fossils fuels.

Wearable sensors to track a range of things from step count to heart rate are nearly everywhere. But for situations such as quickly diagnosing fatal diseases, testing the effectiveness of new drugs, computing the beginning of frailty in older adults, or monitoring a professional athlete’s performance, medical-grade devices are necessary.

Researchers from Skoltech, U.S. companies VirIntel and Argentys Informatics, and two Russian Academy of Sciences institutes have studied the immune response to COVID-19 in patients with different levels of disease severity.

Stringent lockdown measures imposed in the spring of 2020 led to a dramatic drop in vaccinations among both children and adults, according to a new study led by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Blue mussels, scientifically known as Mytilus edulis, spend their days being buffeted by harsh waves. The creatures manage to stay adhered to the rocks or to their fellow mussels. This is due to the highly effective underwater glue produced by them.