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Scientists have uncovered key processes in the healthy development of cells which line the human gut, furthering their understanding about...

One of the big puzzles in astrophysics is how stars like the sun manage to form from collapsing molecular clouds...

Credit: Grace Gongaware Researchers at Case Western Reserve University will use a $2 million grant from the National Institutes of...

Montreal, February 7, 2017 -- Have you ever been told you have writing like chicken scratch? It turns out this...

Credit: Jessica Brandt, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- A new Duke University study has found high levels of selenium in...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Every other year, the International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling hosts a competition in which computer...

Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Detecting brain tumors at the earliest possible stage and eliminating them before seizures begin might...

Credit: USGS A new scientific approach can now provide regional assessments of land recovery following oil and gas drilling activities,...

CHAPEL HILL, NC - Day in and day out, in our bodies, the DNA in cells is damaged for a...

Credit: Grace Gongaware Researchers at Case Western Reserve University will use a $2 million grant from the National Institutes of...

Credit: Michael Prerau, PhD Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators have developed a novel approach to analyze brainwaves during sleep, which...

Limiting lung cancer screening to high-risk former smokers may improve cost-effectiveness at a population level, according to a study published...

Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON - Breast cancer patients with dense breast tissue have almost a two-fold increased risk...

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2017 -- Valentine's Day is nearly here. Whether you're spending it with...

Credit: Photo by T. Johnson, courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Chris Boyer, assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural and...

Credit: ESRF/C.Argoud Amélie Juhin is the winner of the ESRF "Young Scientist of the Year 2017". This award is presented...

Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - More and more scientists are using the powerful new gene-editing tool known as CRISPR/Cas9,...

University of Toronto scientists have discovered a better way to extract proteins from the membranes that encase them, making it...

A team of scientists from the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) determined that surface recombination limits the performance...

Physicians often fail to recommend genetic testing for breast cancer patients at high risk for mutations associated with ovarian and...