Category: Science and Research

Instead of the typical bell-shaped curve, the fossil record shows a fat-tailed distribution, with extreme,…

Viruses in managed honeybees are spilling over to wild bumblebee populations though the shared use…

How did humans get to be so much fatter than our closest primate relatives, despite…

Animals learn the hard way which sights, sounds, and smells are relevant to survival. New…

Researchers suggest a possible cell-based therapy to stimulate lung development in fragile premature infants who…

Researchers have studied which genes are expressed in overactive immune cells in mice with asthma-like…

Hand hygiene is a critical component of infection prevention in hospitals, but the unintended consequences…

Each year, soft robots gain new abilities. They can jump, squirm, and grip. Unlike hard…

A robotic gripping arm that uses engineered bacteria to ‘taste’ for a specific chemical has…

We’ve known for some time that heart disease is prevalent in captive gorilla populations and…

Archaeologists working in two Italian caves have discovered some of the earliest known examples of…

For the first time, astrophysicists have used artificial intelligence techniques to generate complex 3D simulations…

A new study finds that the gene FOXA1 overrides normal biology in three different ways…

Scientists discover a connection between lightning strikes and two kinds of gamma-ray phenomena in thunderclouds….

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Doctors have expressed serious concern at increases in homelessness in the UK and the consequent…

The UK government must implement standards to prevent social media from sharing content that promotes…

Rising knife crime demands a public health response, and healthcare professionals have a role in…

We have insufficient resources to give every patient the treatments that they and their surgeons…

I recently interviewed two retired doctors, Michael and Bernadette Modell, both in their 80s, who…

Any emergency hospital admission of frail, elderly patients means a decision about what to do…

Top news, this Thursday are: the migration debate spurred by the tragic image of a…

While the prohibition of torture is “absolute, under all circumstances”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres bemoaned the…

The “multi-headed monster” of intolerance, has created a visible and violent “tsunami of hatred” that…

Opioids, which include both heroin and legal pain relievers, were responsible for around two-thirds of…

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco became the first major U.S. city to ban the sale…

Anticipating more federal scrutiny of genetic privacy policies, three leading consumer genetic companies have formed…

The U.S. patent office has declared an interference between a dozen key patents awarded to…

Over the past couple of years, AbbVie (ABBV) executives have struggled to convince investors they…

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AbbVie said Tuesday it will acquire Allergan for $63 billion — the latest megamerger between…

A chemical commonly used in personal care products, such as soaps, hand sanitizers, toothpaste and…

Fat accumulation around the belly is indicative of insulin resistance. Read Original Article: Expert Explains…

A cardiac arrest survivor claims to have seen heaven when her heart stopped for 27…

A couple of scientists discovered that cellulose and wood pulp can create environment-friendly foam products….

Pomegranate seeds are edible and contain essential vitamins and nutrients, antioxidants and essential fatty acids….

When a patient complains about chest pain, diagnosis will usually involve catheter angiography to evaluate…

Ovarian reserve, a term widely adopted to reflect the number of resting follicles in the…

Cicadas can carry a fungus containing chemicals similar to those found in hallucinogenic mushrooms, making…

Compounds containing iron, cyanide, and carbon monoxide discovered in carbon-rich meteorites by scientists may have…

Researchers have identified a network of neurons that coordinate with other brain regions to influence…

Researchers have shown in a new study that restoration of pine woodlands, through the combined…

Common antidepressants interact with the opioid pain medication tramadol to make it less effective for…

Researchers recently set out to gain a better understanding of the thermal balance of power…

Scientists have succeeded in creating room-temperature ice and controlling its growth behaviors by dynamically compressing…

A team of physicists introduces a novel technique to detect entanglement even in large-scale quantum…

A study of thousands of patients’ health records found that those who were prescribed cholesterol-lowering…