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A growing body of evidence indicates that rates of dementia may be declining, in part because older adults' cognitive abilities, such as learning and memory...

Credit: Caltech Hundreds of millions of people suffer from diabetes worldwide, putting them at risk for a creeping blindness, or diabetic retinopathy, that comes with...

CHAPEL HILL - Cancer that has spread, or metastasized, from its original site to other tissues and organs in the body is a leading cause...

Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Using a technology that provides a 'high-resolution view' of the status of individual cells, a team of researchers has gained...

Credit: Azrieli Center for Stem Cells and Genetic Research, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Scientists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have generated an atlas of...

PHILADELPHIA - Teens who admit to texting while driving may be convinced to reduce risky cellphone use behind the wheel when presented with financial incentives...

Credit: Bengisu Tulu, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, Mass. - A researcher at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has launched a mobile app that will give obstetric...

Credit: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory In a new paper published last week in Science Advances, a team of scientists and engineers dug into the mechanisms...

Credit: NASA Hurtling around Earth, at 17,500 mph some 248 miles in space, is a small swarm of City College of New York-bred fruit flies...

Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University (BOSTON) -- NuProbe Global will commercialize the Wyss Institute's DNA nanotechnology-based variant-detecting method as a fast, low-cost and multipl..

Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and aggressive form of brain cancer. Response to standard-of-care treatment is poor, with a two-year survival rate of only...

While the health effects of breastfeeding are well-recognized and apply to both mothers and children, some mothers may not be able to produce a milk...

CHAPEL HILL - Text and pictorial warnings about the health effects of little cigars and cigarillos didn't fully curtail the appeal of bright colors and...

Credit: University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Regular physical activity may help older women increase their mobility, but muscle strength and endurance are likely to...

Credit: Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic/Columbia Engineering New York, NY -- April 23, 2018 -- Heart disease is a major global health problem--myocardial infarction annually affects more than...