IMAGE: Pexels Increasing evidence suggests that the severe gum disease, periodontitis, may contribute to central nervous system disorders through chronic inflammation. However, its role in multiple sclerosis, a chronic autoimmune disease of the central nervous…
NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Nichole Ayers is pictured during a spacewalk to upgrade the orbital outpost’s power generation system and relocate a communications antenna. Credit: NASA WASHINGTON, Dec 30– NASA said it will…
New technique developed at MIT could produce strong, resilient nanofibers for many applications. [caption id="attachment_14103" align="alignnone" width="639"] New ultra-fine fibers created by the MIT team are seen in a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) image.Courtesy of…
[caption id="attachment_14098" align="alignnone" width="700"] ESA/Royal Observatory of Belgium[/caption] This montage of 365 images shows the changing activity of our Sun through the eyes of ESA’s Proba-2 satellite during 2017, along with a partial eclipse for good measure.…
Rice University statisticians show integrative analysis can predict risk of postoperative seizures [caption id="attachment_14093" align="alignnone" width="1718"] An illustration by Rice University statisticians based on a temporal lobe epilepsy dataset shows clear presurgical differences in the…
Measuring the positions and motions of more than a billion stars, ESA's Gaia mission will refine our knowledge about our place in the Universe, providing the best ever star chart of our Milky Way and…