Today:Early fog in the far southwest clears quickly. Most areas stay dry with sunshine and variable cloud, though northern and northeastern regions may see isolated showers. Light winds overall, ...

Aims: Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors have been found to ameliorate major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), but ...

Mutations in PIEZO1 (Piezo type mechanosensitive ion channel component 1) cause human lymphatic malformations. We have previously uncovered an ORAI1 (ORAI calcium release-activated calcium modulator 1 ...

Close-packed hexagonal array nanopores are widely used both in research and industry. A self-ordered nanoporous structure makes anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) one of the most popular nanomaterials. This ...

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible vision loss among the elderly in developed countries. It is estimated that there will be 288 million AMD patients by 2040 ...

Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) plays an important role in the regulation of metabolism and growth. Epidemiological studies revealed that IGF1 deficiency is associated with cancer protection.

Human atherosclerotic plaques contain large numbers of cells deprived of O 2. In murine atherosclerosis, because the plaques are small, it is controversial whether hypoxia can occur. To examine if ...

A study of 16 streams in eastern North America shows that riparian deforestation causes channel narrowing, which reduces the total amount of stream habitat and ecosystem per unit channel length and ...