The nephron is the basic structural and functional unit of the kidney. Each kidney houses approximately one million nephrons, which filter blood and produce urine. Each nephron is composed of two main ...

Snakes offer a surprising solution to kidney stones and gout. Unlike humans, reptiles excrete uric acid as tiny, smooth microspheres, preventing painful crystal formation. Scientists are now studying ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – A mother in Green Bay had her signature bond set at $10,000 after authorities arrested her on child abuse charges. Camper ransacked and vandalized in Kewaunee, police ...

The Vatican Dicastery for Evangelization has suspended the formation of seminarians in the Diocese of Wamba in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), citing a “difficult ecclesial ...

Scientists Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their groundbreaking discoveries on peripheral immune tolerance. “The ...

UC San Diego graduate Fred Ramsdell has been chosen to share this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for co-discovering T cells that help prevent the immune system from attacking the body’s ...

This story has been updated. The human immune system is our body’s primary line of defense against harmful microbes, viruses and other invaders—but that defense line can sometimes run amok and attack ...

Nobel Committee Secretary-General Thomas Perlmann addresses journalists during an October 6 press conference announcing the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in Stockholm, Sweden. Jonathan ...

The Nobel Assembly announced the Nobel Prize winners for 2025 at an annual event held at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 6, 2025. This year’s coveted Nobel Prize in medicine ...

US scientists Mary Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell, Japan's Shimon Sakaguchi win prize Scientists' work relates to 'how we keep immune system under control' Work spurred development of treatments in areas ...

Pillars of Creation in the Eagle Nebula reveal newborn stars amid cosmic dust. (Image: NASA/ESA/CSA/ STScI) NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured a breathtaking view of the Pillars of ...