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MINNEAPOLIS - Eating fish and seafood with higher levels of mercury may be linked to a higher risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to...

Credit: Matthieu Wyart/EPFL EPFL scientists have created a new computer model that can help better design of allosteric drugs, which control proteins "at a distance"....

Credit: My Huynh A tiny snail may offer an alternative to opioids for pain relief. Scientists at the University of Utah have found a compound...

Selenium is an essential micronutrient obtained from dietary sources such as cereals. The selenium content of foodstuffs largely depends on concentrations in the soil: previous...

CORVALLIS, Ore. - A new type of battery developed by scientists at Oregon State University shows promise for sustainable, high-power energy storage. It's the world's...

Credit: University of Exeter Rising temperatures could accelerate climate change by reducing the amount of carbon dioxide stored in ponds and increasing the methane they...

Credit: Image is courtesy of Stephen Elardo. Washington, DC--New work from Carnegie's Stephen Elardo and Anat Shahar shows that interactions between iron and nickel under...

Annapolis, MD; Feb. 13, 2017 -- Pest ants like the red imported fire ant could be controlled more effectively with insecticide baits that can withstand...

BOSTON - Many of the toughest decisions faced by cancer patients involve knowing how to use numbers -- calculating risks, evaluating treatment options and figuring...

Credit: John Megahan Last year, headlines in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Scientific American and other outlets declared that a decades-old paleontological mystery had...

Loading video... Credit: Philip Doherty The winter habits of Britain's basking sharks have been revealed for the first time. Scientists from the University of Exeter...

Credit: ASU DNA, the stuff of life, may very well also pack quite the jolt for engineers trying to advance the development of tiny, low-cost...

A new analysis indicates that many cancer survivors change their prescription drug use (including skipping doses or requesting cheaper medications) for financial reasons. Published early...

PORTLAND, OR - Nine years ago, SWOG researchers confirmed a new standard of care for patients with incurable gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), who could survive...

Credit: Jamie Vaudrey, UConn, 2016 A new model released today at the meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science by UConn ecologist...