Earlier this spring, many of us had the privilege to see the solar eclipse while at the same time learning a lesson about defense mechanisms. For those of us who cared about preserving our vision, we ...

One of the main proteins that contributes to Alzheimer's disease is called phospho-tau (p-tau). When p-tau gets too many ...

Defense mechanisms are unconscious strategies whereby people protect themselves from anxious thoughts or feelings. Defense mechanisms aren’t inherently bad—they can allow people to navigate painful ...

The world as we know it is rapidly changing in today's autonomously driven technological environment. The Internet of Things (IoT), which integrates linked networks of the global microcosm and ...

A (light green) bacterial cell detects a source of stress and is activated (dark green). It adorns itself with alarmones (depicted as red triangles) and can transmit them via cell-to-cell contact with ...