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As we grow older we suffer a decline in mental and physical fitness, which can be made worse by conditions...

Credit: Bryce Richter/UW-Madison MADISON, Wis. -- "Gut bacteria get to use a lot of our food before we do," says...

(Hokkaido University) A nanosheet made of organic polymers has been developed to prevent the drying and deforming of biological samples,...

Nicole Steinmetz, PhD, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Radiology, member of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Center for...

Credit: Kyoto University iCeMS Researchers at Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) in Japan have designed a small...

Credit: Ana Carnaval City College of New York biodiversity expert Ana Carnaval co-heads an interdisciplinary team of scientists that won...

Key Takeaways: A common type of flame retardant was associated with reduced likelihood of clinical pregnancy and live birth following...

(Wake Forest University) Within the next century, rising ocean temperatures around the Galápagos Islands are expected to make the water...

Little fungi pack a punch: "Magic mushrooms" of the Psilocybe species produce psychoactive compounds that alter perception when ingested. Recently,...

Credit: Seth Dixon / St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Aug. 24, 2017) Despite being at an increased...

Credit: National Cancer Institute The Independent Citizens Oversight Committee of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) today unanimously approved...

Credit: The Authors. BELLINGHAM, Washington, USA, and CARDIFF, UK -- A new Java-based application for Android tablets that provides neurosurgeons...

Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - August 23, 2017 - UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report for the first time that...

Men with localized prostate cancer who received androgen deprivation therapy, a hormone treatment, were at significantly higher risk of heart...

Omega-3 supplements may help slow the development of diseases like cancer, Alzheimer's and multiple sclerosis. Omega-3 fatty acids, which we...

A new imaging technique uncovers oxygen levels in prostate tumours and could lead to a non-invasive way to determine which...

The newly established research programme, 'Programme for Translational Hematology', has just received DKK 100 million in funding from the Novo...

Bottom Line: In Texas, the average cost for the first two years of health care after a diagnosis of oropharyngeal...

Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Aug. 24, 2017) - Rice University scientists have developed a method to efficiently modify...

Lynden, WA - August 24, 2017 - Initial findings from several studies - including both human subjects and animals -...