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Credit: Tomasz Sulej During the Triassic period (252-201 million years ago) mammal-like reptiles called therapsids co-existed with ancestors to dinosaurs, crocodiles, mammals, pterosaurs, turtles, f..

An international study lead by University of Manchester scientists has discovered the identity of genes that predispose people to chronic kidney disease. The discovery is...

CORVALLIS, Ore. - Corals and the microbes they host evolved together, new research by Oregon State University shows. The findings, published today in Nature Communications,...

Credit: The Faraday Institution HARWELL, UK (November 22, 2018) - A new supercomputer designed to speed up research on two of the UK's most important...

Patients in the UK who have survived critical illnesses requiring care in an intensive care unit (ICU) frequently report symptoms of anxiety, PTSD and/or depression,...

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) delivered by respiratory nurses is cost-effective and reduces anxiety symptoms in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, according to research publi..

Gut-directed hypnotherapy delivered by psychologists appears as effective in group or individual sessions, potentially offering a new treatment option for irritable bowel syndrome in primary...

The gap between the life expectancy of the richest and poorest sectors of society in England is increasing, according to new research from Imperial College...

Scientists have shown that the social insect Lasius niger (or black garden ant) changes its behavior following exposure to a fungus, a strategy that protects...

Credit: BrainGate Collaboration PROVIDENCE, R.I., BOSTON, MASS. and STANFORD, CALIF. -- Tablets and other mobile computing devices are part of everyday life, but using them...

Credit: Kyoto University/Eiraku Lab Kyoto, Japan -- If you want to build an organ, such as for transplant, you need to think in 3D. Using...

Credit: Video courtesy of the Bao Lab Stanford engineers have developed an electronic glove containing sensors that could one day give robotic hands the sort...

Credit: Library of Congress Droughts or heat waves have consequences that spread beyond farmers anxiously watching their fields; these fluctuations in crop yields can send...

Credit: Image: ?ukasz Opali?ski, Becker research lab The research labs of the associate professor (Privatdozent) Dr. Thomas Becker and Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Pfanner teamed up...

Mannose sugar, a nutritional supplement, can both slow tumour growth and enhance the effects of chemotherapy in mice with multiple types of cancer. This lab...