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Newton, Mass. (April 25, 2017) - Parents getting ready to send their kids off to college next fall might want to take note. A new...

A chemotherapy drug used to treat brain cancer may increase vulnerability to depression by stopping new brain cells from growing, according to a new King's...

Credit: (C) 2017, American Geriatrics Society Potentially inappropriate medications, the future of Advance Care Planning (ACP), and improved emergency care for older adults are among...

Neuroscientists have long noted that if certain brain cells are destroyed by, say, a stroke, new circuits may be laid in another location to compensate,...

Progress in stem cell research and its translation to the clinic will be the focus of the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) annual...

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, April 25, 2017 -- Sports drink commercials love talking about them, but what are electrolytes, why do we need...

The annual potential of solar energy far exceeds the world's energy consumption, but the goal of using the sun to provide a significant fraction of...

Credit: UNIST Membrane proteins make up approximately a quarter of all gene products and are the targets of over 50% of all modern pharmaceutical drugs....

Credit: UCF: Bernard Wilchusky A chemistry professor in Florida has just found a way to trigger the process of photosynthesis in a synthetic material, turning...

Kidney dysfunction is a frequent complication affecting more than 50 percent of all cancer patients, and is directly linked to poor survival. Despite the high...

ANN ARBOR -- Women who have episiotomies after childbirth reported having poorer body image and less satisfying sex lives than women who tear and heal...

Credit: DGIST DGIST's research team has found a candidate substance which can prevent and cure Parkinson's disease. By using this substance, the team also has...

Credit: Copyright AANS. Used with permission. A team of computer engineers and neurosurgeons, with an assist from Hollywood special effects experts, reports successful early tests...

Credit: Juha Lahnakoski The brain works most efficiently when it can focus on a single task for a longer period of time. Previous research shows...

Credit: Donal Finegan (UCL, NASA and NREL) How lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries behave under short-circuit conditions can now be examined using a new approach developed by...