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Credit: J. Xu et al., Science (2016) Researchers have created a stretchy transistor that can be elongated to twice its length with only minimal changes...

Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Penn State/B. Luo et al An unparalleled image from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory is giving an international team of astronomers the best look...

A new study reveals how competitiveness among bats, as well as relative perceptions of sweetness when tasting nectar, shape the evolution of nectar-producing plants. The...

Credit: Brianna Jeska People are born with brains riddled with excess neural connections. Those are slowly pruned back until early childhood when, scientists thought, the...

Results of an initial study of tumors from patients with lung cancer or head and neck cancer suggest that the widespread acquired resistance to immunotherapy...

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Endometrial cancer triggers remain elusive, despite continued research. But given the typical inflammatory profile in these cases, microbes in the uterine environment...

TAMPA, Fla. - Lymphoma is the most common blood cancer. The disease occurs when immune cells called lymphocytes multiply uncontrollably. Cancerous lymphocytes can travel throughout...

Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--Salk Institute scientists have solved the atomic structure of a key piece of machinery that allows HIV to integrate into human...

There are an estimated 5,000 - 7,000 rare genetic diseases, each of which can vary dramatically and be caused by a multitude of different genetic...

In 2017, NOAA Fisheries will award up to $100 million to restoration partners to implement projects addressing habitats and coastlines damaged by oil and chemical...

Credit: The Scripps Research Institute JUPITER, FL - Jan. 5, 2017 - Biologists on the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered...

Credit: John Ulan for the University of Alberta With a storied history that includes more than a half-century of research, a Nobel Prize, and multiple...

A new study suggests patients who recover slowly from non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) surgery may still benefit from delayed chemotherapy started up to four months...

New Haven, Conn.-- A new Yale study suggests that patients with a common form of lung cancer may still benefit from delayed chemotherapy started up...

Credit: Benny Goller Have you ever imagined what the world must look like to hummingbirds as they zoom about at speeds of up to 60...