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Scientists discover breathing rhythm synchronizes activity in the human brain Inhaling through nose heightens memory and response to fearful stimuli...

SEATTLE - While cancer is the world's second leading cause of death after cardiovascular diseases, the chances of getting cancer...

Credit: Dominic Doyle, Vanderbilt University The blood-brain barrier is a network of specialized cells that surrounds the arteries and veins...

Credit: Jianqi Qin, University of Illinois A team of University of Illinois researchers has discovered the existence of hot atomic...

Credit: Video courtesy of the NIH/NINDS Using state-of-the-art brain imaging technology, scientists at the National Institutes of Health filmed what...

LOS ANGELES (Dec. 6, 2016) - Researchers from the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute and the Cedars-Sinai Department of Medicine are expanding...

New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM) at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro (A-State) has received a...

HOUSTON - (Dec. 6, 2016) - Three major issues with Mexico's weak rule of law threaten to foil the successful...

Credit: University of Notre Dame University of Notre Dame astronomers have identified what they believe to be the second generation...

Cornell University researchers have discovered a biological mechanism that helps convert nitrogen-based fertilizer into nitrous oxide, an ozone-depleting greenhouse gas....

Credit: J. R. Hoyt Bat populations in some places in North America appear to have developed resistance to the deadly...

Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - Dec. 6, 2016 - Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found a new biomarker...

Credit: Photo by Erin Sparks, Duke University v DURHAM, N.C. -- As a growing plant extends its roots into the...

This week's edition of PLOS Medicine, featuring four Research Articles and two Perspectives, begins a special issue devoted to research...

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Churches and other faith-based communities are an untapped resource that health-care providers should consider when suggesting treatment...

Credit: The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston GALVESTON, Texas - A new study at The University of Texas...

Credit: Cockrell School of Engineering A military drone flying on a reconnaissance mission is captured behind enemy lines, setting into...

Loading video... Credit: Roxanne Makasdjian and Stephen McNally Roboticists at UC Berkeley have designed a small robot that can leap...

Credit: Steve Castillo There you are, cruising down the freeway, listening to some tunes and enjoying the view as your...

Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration ARLINGTON, Va. -- To better predict tropical cyclone intensity, scientists sponsored by the Office...