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Scientists from the University of Bath have helped to figure out why shoals of fish flash silver as they twist through the water by studying...

In the human brain, nerve cells - so-called neurons - care for the transmission of electrical signals. They form the functional component responsible for sensations,...

Consumers are growing more knowledgeable about the potential health effects of nail polish, and manufacturers have taken action. They have started removing potentially toxic ingredients...

Credit: UNC School of Medicine CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Researchers in the UNC Early Brain Development Study tracking the development of the brain's emotion circuitry...

Credit: Dartmouth Institute Over two million people in the United States undergo cardiac catheterization each year. While the procedure is used effectively for both diagnostic...

Credit: © J. Lefcheck/VIMS. A new, long-term study of how environmental conditions affect the abundance and distribution of jellyfish in the nation's largest estuary helps...

Credit: Scripps Research LA JOLLA, CA - Oct. 10, 2018 - If you've ever been sunburned, you've experienced the dreaded pain of putting on a...

Credit: Image courtesy of Jay Thierer Baltimore, MD--Carnegie's Department of Embryology scientist Steven Farber and team have been awarded a 5-year $3.3-million NIH grant to...

Jason Carter, associate vice president for research development and professor of kinesiology and integrative physiology, is speaking at the 2018 National Institute of Health Heart,...

Credit: UBC Okanagan A rose by any other name is still a rose. The same, it turns out, can be said for cannabis. Newly published...

Credit: John Soares BOSTON - (October 10, 2018) - Type 2 diabetes is driven by many metabolic pathways, with some pathways driven by amino acids,...

Scientists studying how genetics impact brain disease have long sought a better experimental model. Cultures of genetically-modified cell lines can reveal some clues to how...

Credit: NIAID A new study from National Institutes of Health scientists and their Thai colleagues shows that a "good" bacterium commonly found in probiotic digestive...

Dementia is a health condition that affects your memory in ways that can make it difficult to carry out your usual daily tasks. The most...

Credit: Ruth Pumroy, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA - Kidney stones--solid, pebble-like grit that forms when too much of certain minerals like calcium are in the...