The nervous system is the body’s direct communication system. It’s made up of the body’s many nerve cells. These cells work together in a network that sends and receives signals from one ...

Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, coordinated, and directed various community and nonprofit organizations. She has conducted in-depth research on social and economic ...

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In his book The Mathematical Universe, mathematician William Dunham wrote of John Venn’s namesake legacy, the Venn diagram, “No one in the long history of mathematics ever became better known ...

The Baltimore Ravens played nasty. But then nice. The Pittsburgh Steelers performed like "chickens.'' And "cowards.'' The Steelers' 2024 season came to an end on Saturday night losing to the ...

The use of mechanical circulatory support devices for high‐risk percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has increased over the past decade despite limited data of benefit. We sought to examine the ...