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When Superstorm Sandy hit New York a year ago, it caused a massive, 14-foot storm surge. Nine out of the city's 14 subway tunnels beneath rivers flooded, and the subway was shut down for days. But the Metropolitan Transi...

Properties, sources and uses of the element hassium.

A new activity tracker claims to be able to analyze what you eat using a sensor on the wrist -- no food diaries needed -- but experts are skeptical of the claim.

A self-adhesive memory card designed for use in flexible gadgets could one day be used like a bendy flash drive for transferring data     

Is there an element of surveillance which an individual may find acceptable - or even desirable?

One Of Blackbeard's Cannons Recovered Today Until today, this cannon hadn't seen air for 295 years. North Carolina Department Of Cultural Resources In 1718, legendary Caribbean pirate Blackbeard sank his ship, Queen Anne...

The unprecedented nature of Hurricane Sandy -- which struck the East Coast one year ago this week -- led to a significant health and mental-health impact that continues today, experts say.

Pink eye, also known as conjunctivitis, develops when the transparent membrane, or conjunctiva, lining the eyelid and the white part of the eyeball gets inflamed. You can get pink eye from someone else if their bacterial...

The United Nations working group will share information about dangerous asteroids and help decide on the best course of action if one threatens the planet     

Health-care providers should personalize preventive care for cardiovascular disease patients age 75 and older. The benefits of preventive strategies must be balanced with the risks and tradeoffs of various interventions ...

A small molecule called VIP, known to synchronize time-keeping neurons in the brain's biological clock, has the startling effect of desynchronizing them at higher dosages, says a research team. Neurons knocked for a loop...

Scientists have developed a comprehensive, microchip-based technology, called immunosignature diagnosis, which can rapidly and comprehensively measure an individual's vaccine response, promising to take much of the initi...

For the first time in minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery, 3D goggles are giving surgeons a natural, three-dimensional view inside the human body.

In a pair of landmark studies that exploit the genetic sequencing of the "missing link" cold virus, rhinovirus C, scientists have constructed a three-dimensional model of the pathogen that shows why there is no cure yet ...

Lower back injuries are the third most common injuries suffered in athletes under age 18. Many injuries are severe enough to sideline young athletes for one-to-six months, and put them at future risk for long-term back p...

Poverty in early childhood appears to be associated with smaller brain volumes measured through imaging at school age and early adolescence.

Researchers have identified changes in the brains of children growing up in poverty. Those changes can lead to lifelong problems like depression, learning difficulties and limitations in the ability to cope with stress. ...

Sleep deprivation and darkness can cause drivers to doze when they believe they are alert, increasing hazards on the road.

Forget New Year's; a study published today has found that Mondays are when smokers are most likely to think about quitting.

Fewer patients were studied as part of expedited reviews of new drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2008, and some safety questions remain unanswered, according to a study published.

Among patients with early stages of breast cancer, those whose hearts were more directly irradiated with radiation treatments on the left side in a facing-up position had higher risk of heart disease, according to resear...

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