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Credit: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center BOSTON – Drinking too much alcohol can damage the liver, but investigators have discovered a protective response in the...

Dublin, Ireland, November 16th, 2015 – An international team led by scientists in Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin and Cambridge University, has, for the...

HOUSTON – (Feb. 22, 2016) – A new methodology developed by researchers at Rice and Rutgers universities could help scientists understand how and why a...

Credit: Liu and Zhou The increasing rate of the global mean surface temperature was reduced from 1998 to 2013, known as the global warming hiatus...

Credit: Florida Atlantic University In marriage, good communication is key to a fulfilling and enduring relationship. For people with dementia, communicating needs, emotions and interacting...

Credit: Tierra Smiley Evans/UC Davis Chewed bark, leaves and fruit discarded by mountain gorillas provide a simple way to test the endangered apes for viruses...

Lack of sleep has previously been found to impact the activation of the immune system, inflammation, carbohydrate metabolism and the hormones that regulate appetite. Now...

Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA — If two clinicians observe the same patient with blepharospasm — uncontrollable muscle contractions around the eye — they'll often...

Adolescents who are willing to exploit others for personal gain are more likely to bully and have sex than those who score higher on a...

Credit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Michigan — To understand what makes breast cancer spread, researchers are looking at where it lives – not just its...

A hardworking University of Montana undergraduate student will spend the next two and half years studying the hardest-working cell in the human immune system. Shelby...

Credit: The Paul Ehrlich Foundation PITTSBURGH — One of the most prestigious awards in the field of medicine will be presented to University of Pittsburgh...

Credit: Sebastian Hennige Resilient species of coral can move to inhospitable areas and lay the foundations for new reefs, a study shows. Scientists have discovered...

Credit: n/a TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — During major epidemics, cramped airplane cabins are fertile ground for the spread of infection, but new research suggests changing routine...

When you look at a picture of a mug, the neurons that store your memory of what a mug is begin firing. But it's not...