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One of the greatest challenges facing artificial intelligence development is understanding the human brain and figuring out how to mimic...

Credit: Young Finns Study The multicentre trial coordinated by the Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine at the...

Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Mitochondrial diseases are a diverse group of disorders caused by mutated genes that impair energy...

China's trouble with smog and air pollution is well known, but air quality is beginning to improve as Chinese authorities...

Credit: courtesy photo MISSOULA - Slow-growing ponderosa pines may have a better chance of surviving mountain pine beetle outbreaks in...

More than 5 million Americans are currently suffering from Alzheimer's disease (AD) and scientists expect this number to nearly triple...

Credit: IBS They are all around you! Most plastics, conductive polymers, and even medicines derive from molecules with a double...

Credit: US Department of Defense More than 70 years after the U.S. tested atomic bombs on a ring of sand...

With a sense of smell much greater than humans, dogs are considered the gold standard for explosive detection in many...

Recent advances in technology have allowed scientists to probe the molecular nature of life, analyzing thousands of genes at a...

Philadelphia, PA, June 28, 2017 - Genetic alterations of rare deletions or duplications of small DNA segments, called copy number...

Credit: Lauren A. Hayes Using five different scientific approaches, a team including University of Wyoming researchers has given considerable support...

It is a huge question in development economics: If a program yields good results in one country, will it work...

Credit: University of Rochester Medical Center Scientists are a step closer to understanding how DNA, the molecules that carry all...

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in collaboration with researchers from Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine and...

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 28, 2017--A new study has shown that every 1 year...

Credit: NASA Wherever you find people, you also find bacteria and other microorganisms. The International Space Station is no exception....

WASHINGTON-- While there is solid evidence that adolescent overweight and obesity are associated with coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke,...

(Umea University) Biological treatment of psoriasis shows a good efficacy in clinical trials. Since most analyses have focused on short-term...

Credit: Artwork: Christian D. Peikert Mitochondria, best known for their role as powerhouses of eukaryotic cells, fulfill numerous vital functions....