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Playing football can improve bone development in adolescent boys, new research shows. In a study comparing adolescent footballers to swimmers, cyclists and a control group...

Credit: Garyfallia Pagonis for Massachusetts Eye and Ear (BOSTON) - Patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) who quit smoking will see their condition improve over a...

Hydraulic fracturing has enabled a domestic oil and gas boom in the U.S., but its rapid growth has raised questions about what to do with...

Poor diet and a lack of physical activity are major contributors to the world's obesity epidemic, but researchers have also identified common environmental pollutants that...

Liver transplant surgery is among highest-risk cardiac surgery New risk score app may guide preventive treatment and who gets donor organ Old risk score no...

A technique borrowed from neuroscience to see through brain tissue is helping scientists to see the fine structure of the heart. Using an existing approach,...

RMIT University scientists in Melbourne, Australia, have led an international collaboration that potentially unlocks better treatment of viral diseases, including the flu and common cold....

The team, led by researchers at Imperial College London, Queen Mary University of London and Ergon Pharmaceuticals, believes the approach could offer new hope in...

Common genetic factors that influence muscle strength in humans have been identified for the first time in a study led by researchers from the University...

Credit: Global Stevia Institute OAKBROOK, IL, July 12, 2017 - New research published in the International Journal of Food Science and Technology found steviol glycosides...

A new model based on measuring stress from daily hassles may help forecast future migraine headache attacks in those who develop them frequently. The findings,...

Credit: M. Arndt Nesting in cavities provides birds with some protection from predators -- but it isn't foolproof. A new study from The Auk: Ornithological...

Credit: E. Hunter Sea-level rise may be a big problem for saltmarsh birds, but so is predation, and birds sometimes find themselves caught between a...

Credit: The American Journal of Pathology Philadelphia, PA, July 12, 2017 - A new study in The American Journal of Pathology reports that mice fed...

Social and emotional learning programs for youth not only immediately improve mental health, social skills, and learning outcomes but also continue to benefit children years...