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Health scientists at the University of York have shown that in the 25 years since the NHS was tasked with...

Credit: University of Nottingham Bioengineers at The University of Nottingham are trialling how to use shrimp shells to make biodegradable...

Credit: Bild: le Noble/KIT A team of researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) shake at the foundations of a...

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a wearable assistive device for the visually impaired, which enables them to...

Credit: World Scientific, 2017 With the rapid advancement of technology in the manufacturing arena, 3D printing is fast becoming a...

Credit: Christopher Petoukhoff In the past decade, two-dimensional, 2D, materials have captured the fascination of a steadily increasing number of...

Information on significant properties of pharmaceutical tablets, such as their mechanical strength and dissolution, can now be obtained without resorting...

Retroviruses - the family of viruses that includes HIV - are almost half a billion years old, according to new...

Credit: Tokyo Institute of Technology Space travel in a reduced gravity environment can have lasting effects on the body. For...

A simple, linear robot is easy to control. With known goals and a clear understanding of variables, a controller tells...

Personal technology such as fitness trackers and smartphones that record users' daily activities are likely to be used increasingly in...

Credit: NSRC For members of the established research and education (R&E) networking community, attending conferences or sitting in on workshop...

Chemotherapy and anti-nausea pills; Advil and multivitamins; blood pressure medication and anti-depressants - drugs can be combined in endless ways....

WASHINGTON, DC (January 10, 2017)--About 25 percent of children and more than 41 percent of adults in the United States...

1. Breast cancer screening associated with substantial overdiagnosis in Danish study Screening was not associated with a reduction in advanced...

In this issue, the National Commission on Prevention Priorities publishes a much anticipated update to its 2006 ranking of clinical...

ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- As some national guidelines now recommend against routine prostate cancer screening, the overall rate of men...

Credit: Monash University A landmark study, led by Monash University's Biomedicine Discovery Institute with the involvement of the Peter MacCallum...

Credit: Binghamton University BINGHAMTON, NY - Research has shown that internet addicts do not always feel guilty about their usage,...

Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (Jan. 9, 2017) - Cell powerhouses are typically long and lean, but with brain injury...