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…
NSF-funded NEWT Center aims for catalytic converter for nitrate-polluted water [caption id="attachment_14077" align="alignnone" width="640"] Many areas of the United States are at risk of contamination of drinking water by nitrates and nitrites due to overuse…
MIT professor’s new book calls for a more pluralistic, democratic vision of the city. [caption id="attachment_14072" align="alignnone" width="639"] Brent D. Ryan, an associate professor of urban design and public policy in MIT’s Department of Urban…
[caption id="attachment_14068" align="alignnone" width="775"] While California spotted owls (left, adult; right, juvenile) typically perch and roost in smaller trees like this incense cedar, their nest trees are often several feet in diameter. PHOTO: DANNY HOFSTADTER[/caption]…
Jumping genes could make an alga, and its coral host, more tolerant to warming sea temperatures. [caption id="attachment_14062" align="alignnone" width="630"] Symbiodinium microadraticum is a unicellular alga that provides its coral host with photosynthetic products in…