There are many types of skin ulcers, with different causes and treatments. In this article, we look at the symptoms of skin ulcers and common types, as well as treatments... more

Oxygen vacancies (VO••) play a critical role as defects in complex oxides in establishing functionality in systems including memristors, all-oxide electronics, and electrochemical cells that comprise metal-insulator-metal or complex oxide heterostructure configurations. Improving oxide-oxide... more

Bacteria in the gut do far more than help digest food in the stomachs of their hosts; they can also tell the genes in their mammalian... more

Researchers have discovered 27 new molecules. These molecules all activate a special protein called PPAR-delta and have the potential to treat fatty liver disease, obesity, diabetic... more

The feet support the human body when standing, walking, running, and more. They are complex structures with 26 bones. Learn more about foot bones and foot anatomy here. more

Amiram Goldblum and his team at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Institute for Drug Research have discovered 27 new molecules. These molecules all activate... more

A deceased male cassowary recently put his best foot forward on Twitter. more

Sybille Tetsch returned to the German village of Proschim to set up a restaurant four years ago, in an attempt to save her birthplace from mining excavators and heal a deep rift... more

A quartet of researchers from the University of Tokyo in Japan and the University of Reading in the... more

Dr. Gordon discusses NIMH’s role in the HEAL (Helping End Addiction Long-term SM) Initiative -- the National Institutes of Health(NIH)’s... more

Study links changes in foot posture to big changes in body size more

The technology, developed by researchers at Imperial College London and The University of Hong Kong, can be used to measure hormones that affect fertility, sexual development... more

The technology, developed by researchers at Imperial College London and The University of Hong Kong, can be used to measure hormones that affect fertility, sexual development and menstruation more quickly... more

Scientists report a systematic study on the effects that using different forms of titanium oxide in planar perovskite solar cells... more

Cuprates, a class of copper-oxide ceramics that share a common building block of copper and oxygen atoms in a flat square lattice, have been studied for their ability to be superconducting at... more

Transplanted pancreatic islets in diabetic animals can survive for a long period of time if the animals are treated with short anti-rejection therapy around... more

Researchers at Tokai University report in Nano Letters a systematic study on the effects that using different forms of titanium... more

Soft, squishy device could potentially track ulcers, cancers, and other GI conditions over the long term. more

A team of physicists from Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University together with their colleagues from National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (NRNU MEPhI) has developed a tungsten oxide-based detector of hydrogen in gas mixes. They manufactured thin tungsten oxide... more

Soft, squishy device could potentially track ulcers, cancers, and other GI conditions over the long term. more

Research using atom probe tomography reveals chinks in iron crystals that can 'heal'. more

Researchers detailed the function of cone snail insulins, bringing them one step closer to developing a faster-acting insulin to treat diabetes. more

Although moderately mobile, marine cone snails have perfected several strategies to capture prey. Some fish-hunting species release venom into the surrounding water. more

New form of graphene oxide is fun to play with -- and solves manufacturing challenges. more

MIT researchers use resonant X-ray scattering measurements to reveal unexpected “Wigner glass” in desirable superconducting material. more

There are many possible causes of gum pain, including gum disease, mouth injuries, infections, abscesses, and ulcers. Without treatment, some causes of gum pain can lead to tooth decay and tooth loss.... more

Researchers watch and measure in real time charge dynamics between layers of oxide materials, offering insights into solar cells. more

The question of how quickly the universe is expanding has... more

A team has turned graphene oxide into a soft, moldable and kneadable play dough that can be shaped and reshaped into free-standing, three-dimensional structures. more

New research reveals that parts of the neuron are far more complex than once thought. more