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Biological tissues have complex mechanical properties - soft-yet-strong, tough-yet-flexible - that are difficult to reproduce using synthetic materials. An international...

Credit: David Wallace/University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, March 29, 2018 - In response to repeated calls for an integrated and coordinated...

The overwhelming quest in cognitive science has been (and still is) to scientifically describe mental processes on a molecular level,...

Credit: Seth Dixon/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Leukemia itself, not just side effects related to its treatment, may increase the...

(Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute) What slows or stops a disease epidemic if the pathogen is still present? It appears that...

Philadelphia, March 29, 2018 - The thrill of a hockey victory may put younger men at an increased risk for...

With Easter fast approaching, the thought of chocolate is probably on all our minds, but could the UK's love of...

Bottom Line: Cancer survivors were more likely to be insured but they still reported greater difficulties accessing and affording health...

Credit: Craig Chandler | University of Nebraska-Lincoln An analysis of more than 2,000 college classes in science, technology, engineering and...

Scientists have long known that restricting calories can fend off physiological signs of aging, with studies in fruit flies, roundworms,...

Credit: Kyoto Univesrity / Matsuda Lab Japan -- It's probably the smallest spring you've ever seen. Researchers from Kyoto University...

Credit: The Ohio State Comprehensive Cancer Center A single, upfront genomic test is more effective for detecting Lynch syndrome in...

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Mobile health (mHealth) apps using gamified elements, like Empower by Ayogo and Fitocracy, for improving behaviors...

Credit: Kyoto University / Tomoki Shimizu / Shin Lab Researchers are getting closer to understanding the molecular processes that cause...

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 29, 2018--A new study has definitively shown that a single...

Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Child sexual abuse in the United States is costly, with an average lifetime cost of $1.1...

Credit: Washington State University PULLMAN, Wash. - Helping patients better manage their own health is a crucial goal -- both...

ANN ARBOR -- When tadpoles are but tadpoles, they're voracious eaters, chomping down all of the plant matter in their...

One in 10 electronic dance music (EDM) party attendees have misused opioids in the past year, exceeding the national average,...

Credit: Department of Biodefense Research,TMDU Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) -led research reveals role of signaling pathway in development...