Salt has been used for a myriad of reasons throughout history. Not only did individuals use it to preserve food, but it was also used to garden, to construct new roads, and in religious ceremonies.

A new study is offering novel insights into the effects of too much salt on certain immune cells. The research reveals how salt can dampen mitochondrial functions, disrupting normal immune cell ...

High-salt diets have been linked to many different problems in the body. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Eating too much salt may ...

Neuroscientists have developed a computer model to explain how a nematode worm searches for food, revealing that single brain cells can both sense the environment and control a whole animal's foraging ...

In adoptive T-cell therapy, the patient’s own immune cells (T cells) are isolated from the blood and modified and multiplied in the laboratory in a therapy-specific manner. They are then reinfused ...

Early detection of aggressive forms of breast cancer through non-invasive diagnostics is the best weapon in our arsenal against the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women, worldwide. In a new ...

A custom-made glass test cell created by Oak Ridge National Laboratory has enabled researchers to observe how gases behave inside a molten salt reactor and investigate the complex chemistry that can ...