Category: Science and Research

A new epigenetic study now suggests that mothers’ behavior can also have a substantial impact…

New research shows that a specific mind-body therapy, Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE), increases the brain’s…

Biologists have documented, for the first time, the widespread presence of the notorious chytrid fungus…

Since its invention during the Second World War for soldiers stationed in countries where malaria…

Faulty signalling pathway causes the heart to develop unnaturally while in the embryo stage, according…

A new study links health insurance literacy with medical financial hardship as well as non-medical…

Prolonged exposure to blue light, such as that which emanates from your phone, computer and…

Because of imprinted preferences, strawberry poison frog females mate more with similar colored males, and…

A new approach to the 3D printing of chocolate using cold extrusion instead of conventional…

A team of researchers has found evidence that metabolic dysfunction is a primary cause of…

Ultrashort laser pulses have enabled scientists and physicians to carry out high-precision material analyses and…

Low back painLow back pain is the world’s leading cause of disability. Although there are…

Offshore mussel farm sites need to have the right temperature, food availability, and the right…

Scientists have put elite wheat varieties through a sort of ‘Photosynthesis Olympics’ to find which…

Chemists have invented an efficient method for making a synthetic version of the plant compound…

Scientists investigated a material that uses sunlight for splitting water molecules (H2O) to obtain dihydrogen…

When young athletes experiences sudden cardiac death as they run down the playing field, it’s…

A locum consultant who told his wife’s GP that he had been slipping the antipsychotic…

One thing that is crystal clear from the spending announcements of Boris Johnson’s government is…

Scientists have developed a model that could help foresters predict which nonnative insect invasions will…

Research has shown that while elite athletes overall are at decreased risk of death from…

There is no effective vaccine currently available to prevent Lyme disease in humans. Experts from…

Not all fats are equal in how they affect our skin, according to a new…

Drinking small amounts of alcohol frequently is linked with a higher likelihood of atrial fibrillation…

The benefits of exercise are well known; but how to encourage people to take more…

A review into sexism at the BMA has found that the association has a discriminatory…

Diabetes teams in some NHS trusts are blocking patients’ access to new technologies that could…

Predicting and controlling disease outbreaks would be easier and more reliable with the wider application…

During Earth’s last glacial period, temperatures on the planet periodically spiked dramatically and rapidly. A…

New research shows that ants inhibit at least 14 different plant diseases. The small insects…

A new article compares cancer detection rates (CDR) for screening digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) versus…

A new augmented reality system places virtual objects within real-world backgrounds on cell phone screens…

Consumers have been relying on opinion leader recommendations to make choices about product quality and…

Researchers discovered that the human diet — a result of increased meat consumption, cooking and…

Researchers have developed a model that recovers valuable data lost from images and video that…

Researchers have reported that a bird species’ ability to adapt to seasonal temperature changes may…

An international research team led by scientists from McMaster University has unearthed new evidence in…

Pulmonary hypertension is a type of high blood pressure that affects the lungs of both…

Different dinosaur groups independently evolved gigantic body sizes, but they all faced the same problems…

A team of engineers and marine biologists built a better suction cup inspired by the…

Doctors must identify and review patients with prescriptions for ranitidine tablets for gastrointestinal conditions and…

The World Health Organization is supporting officials in Pakistan amid an escalating outbreak of dengue…

Hospital managers who are responsible for charging overseas patients for NHS treatment asked some general…

A US doctor who donated sperm to his university’s fertility clinic while a medical student…

How do you solve a complex problem such as poverty? You might begin by saying,…

Interstitial cystitisNICE recommends drug for chronic bladder conditionThe National Institute for Health and Care Excellence…

This abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan (fig 1) shows gastric dilation, a massive amount of…

A 7 month old baby presented to the dermatology clinic with a three month history…

Opioids are effective in managing acute and cancer pain.1 However, their effectiveness in chronic pain…

Haseler and colleagues’ article on discussing physical activity with patients is helpful.1 Doctors of all…