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An aging population and an increased incidence of debilitating illnesses such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease means there is pressure on technology to...

Measuring bone marrow fat (BMF) along with bone mineral density (BMD) can better predict weakening of bones than either test done alone, a new study indicates....

Around 2.5 million people are affected by the autoimmune disease Multiple Sclerosis (MS), the most common central nervous system disease among young adults....

A new study evaluates the seismic hazards for the entire Central America, including specific assessments for six capital cities, with the greatest hazard...

Young people who identify with the goth subculture might be at increased risk of depression and self-harm, according to new research.

Particles traveling through empty space can emit bright flashes of gamma rays by interacting with the quantum vacuum, according to a new study.

A new test has helped reduce the risk of death in lung cancer patients in a recent clinical trial.

The mystery began in 1976. A patient was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer associated with the occurrence of multiple tumors in his stomach and colon. His...

Sargassum seaweed is creating major new obstacles for sea turtle hatchlings, drastically slowing their crawl to the ocean and increasing their risk from...

Using the largest dated evolutionary tree of flowering plants ever assembled, a new study suggests how plants developed traits to withstand low temperatures,...

From using concrete or abstract materials to giving immediate or delayed feedback, there are rampant debates over the best teaching strategies to use. But, in...

Engineers have developed a method of creating and controlling plasma that could revolutionize American energy generation and storage.

Higher oral doses of plain vitamin D raised levels of calcitriol in prostate tissue. Higher prostate levels of calcitriol, a hormone made from vitamin D,...

Nurses push alternate strategies to combat infection in pediatric intensive care unit.

Researchers find coronal rain on the sun in an unexpected place. The findings could create a new link between two of the biggest mysteries in solar physics.

Using a state-of-the-art technique to map neurons in the spinal cord of a larval zebrafish, Cornell University scientists have found a surprising pattern of...

Global emissions of carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels are set to rise again in 2013, reaching a record high of 36 billion tons - according to new...

A comprehensive study has revealed, for the first time, the impact of swine flu on the health of the general public in Australia and New Zealand.

Researchers using a high-speed camera have captured the moments a fluid reacts like a solid, through a new method of fluid observation under pressurized...

Researchers have isolated human monoclonal antibodies against influenza B, a significant public health threat that disproportionately affects children, the...

The more an older woman weighs, the worse her memory, according to new research. The effect is more pronounced in women who carry excess weight around their...

Why does the word "dog" have meaning? If you say "dog" to a friend, why does your friend understand you? A philosopher aims to address these types of questions...

Scientists are helping to answer long-held questions about a technologically important class of materials called relaxor ferroelectrics.

Earlier this year, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine identified a link between a critical cancer pathway and an Epstein-Barr...

A brain region that appears central to perceiving the combination of color and motion has been identified by researchers. These neurons shift in sensitivity...

A Chinese herbal product known to cause kidney failure and cancer in people and banned for importation two years ago by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration...

A small pilot study was conducted over a 14-week period to test the new use of a low dose of a drug called naltrexone for the treatment of chronic pain. The...

Beneath Yellowstone’s stunning surface lies a hyperactive seismic world, now better understood thanks to machine learning. Researchers have uncovered over...

CAR-T therapy, a form of immunotherapy that revs up T-cells to recognize and destroy cancer cells, has revolutionized the treatment of blood cancers, including...

Today's workforce is highly sex-segregated -- for example, most elementary school teachers are women, while most chemistry professors are men. Researchers...

Researchers have published the first example of a synthetic sugar detection test for snake venom, offering a new route to rapid diagnosis and better antivenoms.

Astronomers working on 'first light' results from a newly commissioned telescope in Chile made a chance discovery that led to the identification of a rare...

European honeybees are being poisoned with up to 57 different pesticides, according to new research. A new method for detecting a whole range of pesticides in...

Spontaneous ordering of DNA fragments in a special matrix holds the key to creating non-toxic gene therapy delivery vectors, according to a new study.

Exercise helps attenuate the premature cardiovascular aging that type 2 diabetes can cause.

An international team of researchers in Mexico and the United States has uncovered a new genetic clue that contributes to an increased risk of developing type...

A new study examines how the interpretation of facial expressions can impact economic decision making such as negotiation. The study indicates that what you...

Until now, researchers have been limited in developing photonic memory for AI processing -- gaining one important attribute like speed while sacrificing...

“BPA-free” food packaging may be hiding new risks. A McGill University study found that several BPA substitutes used in grocery price labels can seep into...

In two articles closing out the PLoS Medicine series on global health diplomacy, senior diplomats offer their perspectives on how foreign policy can make a...

Scientists have managed to observe solar neutrinos carrying out a rare atomic transformation deep underground, converting carbon-13 into nitrogen-13 inside the...

Scientists have identified a set of naturally occurring antibodies that can block one of the key ways the AIDS virus gains entry into certain blood cells. They...

More women than men appear to be having a stroke in middle age, according to a new study. Researchers say heart disease and increased waist size may be...

Researchers studying inhaled steroids and children with asthma, as well as asthma and obesity, presented new findings from the National Heart, Lung and Blood...

New research reveals exactly how omega-3 fatty acids work in preventing several forms of blindness.

Researchers find a statistically significant correlation between longer normal withdrawal time and higher (overall) polyp detection rates, adenoma detection...

A new study suggests a promising alternative to previous attempts to remove the sticky, toxic amyloid beta plaques from brains with Alzheimer's Disease:...

When cells become tumor cells, their metabolism changes fundamentally. Researchers have now demonstrated that this change leaves traces that could provide...

New findings question assumptions of cancer formation in individuals with the cancer-predisposition syndrome, neurofibromatosis type 1, and offer hope for a...

By combining atomic force microscopy with infrared synchrotron light, researchers have improved the spatial resolution of infrared spectroscopy by orders of...

A common type of chronic diarrhea may be caused by a hormone deficiency, according to new research. Scientists say their results could help more doctors...

Almost 50 million people in the United States are food insecure -- that is, they lack access to adequate food because of limited money or other resources....

Researchers say that parents and doctors should be mindful of how they talk to and treat children experiencing pain -- no matter how big or small the injury --...

Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) can reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions compared to their gas-only counterparts. Researchers have...

Computer scientists have developed a new program that can recognize rough sketches in real time, something that up to now had been very difficult for computers...

A genetic propensity to higher circulating levels of lipids containing arachidonic acid, an omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid found in eggs, poultry, and...

A UCLA-led team has achieved the sharpest-ever view of a distant star’s disk using a groundbreaking photonic lantern device on a single telescope—no...

When two betta fish are fighting for dominance, not only do their attacks mirror each other, but the gene expression in their brain cells also starts to align....

Hundreds of molecules that are made by important members of the coral reef community were recently discovered by a team of scientists. Together, the...

A novel omega-3 injectable emulsion reduces brain damage in newborn rodents experiencing lack of oxygen at delivery, a major cause of disability in human...

Scientists have established a system to generate clonal sex cells in tomato plants and used them to design the genomes of offspring. The fertilization of a...

Scientists report that electrical activity is the first known step in the tissue-regeneration process of planarian flatworms, starting before the earliest...

Fierce, fast summer rainstorms are on the rise in the Alps, and a 2 C temperature increase could double their frequency. A new study from researchers at the...

A strong correlation has been found between new HIV diagnoses among men who have sex with men in Rhode Island and their use of online hookup sites. Study...

As panic spreads, an entire shoal (collective) of fish responds to an incoming threat in a matter of seconds, seemingly as a single body, to change course and...

Researchers have adapted a retractable protein polymer -- found naturally in certain bacteria -- to mechanically rupture cell membranes, which could lead to...

In the crowded urban landscape, where small electric vehicles -- primarily scooters and bicycles -- have transformed short distance travel, researchers are...

High-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (HGPIN) carries a high predictive value for future diagnosis of prostate cancer. New research has shown that...

Scientists have developed a new technique that allows researchers to synthesize a perovskite solar material, characterize its crystal structure, and test its...

Researchers have developed the treatment program called Impulsive Lifestyle Counselling, which helps substance abusers who also suffer from impulsive and...

A group of researchers found that immune cells activated in the mother during severe inflammation produce an immune effector molecule called IL-17 that appears...

In rare cases, children can develop anaphylactic allergies to previously tolerated foods after receiving blood products via transfusion, report the authors of...

In the virtual world of Second Life, female avatars expose substantially more skin than males, independent of their virtual body proportions, according to new...

Hair fiber analysis, a forensic crime tool with a questionable past, could soon have a brighter future. That's thanks to the development of a more refined...

Nearly four in 10 news stories about mental illness analyzed by researchers connect mental illness with violent behavior toward others, even though less than...

Warming Arctic permafrost is unlocking toxic metals, turning Alaska’s once-clear rivers into orange, acid-laced streams. The shift, eerily similar to mine...

Verbal interactions between parents and children create a social feedback loop important for language development, according to research. That loop appears to...

For the first time, researchers were able to demonstrate the process of detonation formation using both experiments and numerical simulations carried out on...

Scientists have managed to accurately determine the location of metal complexes within living cancer cells using Raman microscopy. The researchers have thus...

According to NOAA scientists, the globally averaged temperature over land and ocean surfaces for June 2014 was the highest for June since record keeping began...

Ballot initiatives, those petition-driven public votes on contested issues, are often disparaged by liberals and conservatives alike for their avoidance of...

Researchers have discovered how a gene in the brain's dopamine system can play an important role in prolonging lifespan: it must be coupled with a healthy...

Scientists have found a way to replace the toxic, unsustainable solvents currently needed to make the next generation of solar technology - printed carbon...

Scientists have released the first known photographs of gorillas performing face-to-face copulation in the wild. This is the first time that western gorillas...

A NASA satellite may have uncovered one of the most important clues yet obtained on the mechanism for producing gamma-ray bursts, the most powerful explosions...

Researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder have solved a major galactic mystery that may help astronomers in their quest to develop a detailed...

New technology shows potential to streamline the analysis of proteins, offering a quick, high volume and cost-effective tool to hospitals and research labs...

A ZIKV purified inactivated virus Zika vaccine candidate provided robust protection against the virus in rhesus monkeys in a new preclinical study. Findings...

Scientists have developed a computer program to simulate the most likely locations in a processing facility where the deadly food-borne pathogen Listeria...

Once rhesus monkeys learn to associate a picture with a reward, the reward by itself becomes enough to alter the activity in the monkeys' visual cortex.

The US federal government made about $13 billion in duplicative payments to provide health-care services to veterans who were simultaneously enrolled in...

Using genetic and morphological analyses, researchers have recently demonstrated that the clouded leopard (Neofelis) should not only be classified into two...

A research team has successfully developed a new method that can prevent the crossover of large fuel molecules and suppress the degradation of electrodes in...

Today's mobile lifestyle depends on rechargeable lithium batteries. But to take these storage devices to the next level -- to shore up the electric grid or for...

Michigan State University astrophysicists are closing in on one of space science’s biggest mysteries: where the galaxy’s most energetic particles come...

New research reveals that after its initial formation 100 million years ago, the Sierra Nevada 'died' during volcanic eruptions that blasted lava across much...

Individuals with a neurodegenerative condition affecting language appear more likely to have had a history of learning disabilities than those with other types...