Researchers at the Faculty of Science at Lund University in Sweden can now explain how the properties of the skin...

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have found antibiotic-resistant bacteria in prairie soils that had little or no exposure to...

The hair-of-the-dog-that-bit-you is a time-honored allergy remedy for a good reason: It works. A research team led by Duke Health,...

Dental surface restorations composed of dental amalgam, a mixture of mercury, silver, tin and other metals, significantly contribute to prolonged...

A new WHO air quality model confirms that 92% of the world’s population lives in places where air quality levels...

ETH researchers have discovered a molecule in liver cells that controls the release of fat into the bloodstream. This “lock...

The results of studies involving researchers from the MedUni Vienna and Vienna General Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC) show that...

Researchers at King’s College London have found a new link between the diversity of bacteria in human poo — known...

An ancient area of the midbrain of all vertebrates called the corpora quadrigemina can independently contol and reorientate the eyes,...

Researchers from Bournemouth University have been exploring the reasons why many older people aren’t eating as much protein as they...

A Michigan State University urologist has discovered that riding a roller coaster helps patients pass kidney stones with nearly a...

A new biomarker has identified known and unknown exposure to second-hand smoke and confirmed a strong association to increased mortality...

Scientists are making the case that a vaccine against rhinoviruses, the predominant cause of the common cold, is achievable. The...

People who are too frightened of flying to board an airplane, or too scared of spiders to venture into the...

Knowing when to hold them, and when to fold them, is a critical skill in professional gambling. But it’s also...

Iron nanoparticles can activate the immune system to attack cancer cells, according to a study led by researchers at the...

Researchers have built a three-dimensional map of the anthrax toxin that may explain how it efficiently transfers its lethal components...

Increasing the concentration of specific fats in the brain could suppress epileptic seizures. This is evident from ground-breaking research carried...

Too much dietary zinc increases susceptibility to infection by Clostridium difficile — “C. diff” — the most common cause of...

Sight, touch and hearing are our windows to the world: these sensory channels send a constant flow of information to...