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About 50 years after the first fossil teeth were found, scientists have finally described an extinct species of megamouth shark that prowled the oceans about 23 million years ago.

A study describes how neurons activate the protein PP1, providing key insights into the biology of learning and memory.

Scientists say they've found evidence that explains how the boy king died, and in the process made a shocking discovery of spontaneous combustion: After King Tut was sealed in his tomb, his mummified body caught fire and...

Current medical guidelines use a one-size-fits-all treatment approach that leads to some heart and stroke patients being on too many medications and others being on too little.

About 700 people have visited a hospital in southern Albania since June complaining of various symptoms derived from cultivating and processing cannabis.

Parents who conceive through assisted reproductive technologies are likely to receive different medical advice in relation to prenatal testing than those who conceive naturally, academics have suggested.

Taking tissue samples can often be a traumatic experience for breast cancer patients. There are also significant costs associated with the procedure when magnetic resonance imaging is used. Scientists are developing a mo...

How can modern theories of physics which say time does not flow be squared with our experience?     

Fascinating video shows how using opposing ultrasonic speakers can levitate and hold droplets of water against gravity.

Unveiled for the first time last week at the Association of the United States Army expo, the tiny drone is one a soldier can carry and operate as easily as he would a radio.

Foreign-educated and foreign-born health professionals play a vital role in the US health care workforce, particularly in addressing needs in primary care and other areas with worker shortages, according to a new study. ...

When patients undergo diagnostic lab tests as part of the inpatient admission process, they may wonder why or how physicians choose particular tests. Increasingly, medical professionals are using electronic medical syste...

A man who was stranded in the wilderness was defended from a bear attack by his dog. But a few days later, the man had to eat his beloved companion to survive.

New York state received 20 percent of all Medicare's graduate medical education (GME) funding while 29 states, including places struggling with a severe shortage of physicians, got less than 1 percent, according to a rep...

The US expects a substantial shortages of primary care physicians in the future. A new study finds that much of that gap could be eliminated if the nation increases use of new models of care that expand the role of nurse...

Parents and doctors assume eating disorders very rarely affect males. However, a study of 5,527 teenage males from across the US challenges this belief. Researchers found 17.9 percent of adolescent boys were extremely co...

Using telemedicine to unite clinicians and provide health education for them -- and by extension, their patients -- is an effective way to manage childhood obesity in remote areas. For these communities, which often have...

Investigation of hot-air balloon-related injuries and deaths in the U.S. reports that targeted interventions may improve crash outcomes and decrease the number and severity of balloon crash injuries.

Doctors have known for years that atrial fibrillation (AF), or irregular heartbeat, increases the risk for stroke, but now researchers have shown that it also increases the risk for heart attack. In fact, for women and A...

An analysis of recent trends in digital health care and a review of the scientific literature suggests patients' future use of physician services will change dramatically as electronic health records and consumer e-healt...

In teen boys, disordered eating may be centered on being muscular or buff, which could mean practitioners miss boys' dangerous behaviors such as taking untested supplements or steroids.

Planets similar to Earth may not be that rare in the galaxy, new research suggests. About one in five sunlike stars observed by NASA's Kepler spacecraft has an Earth-size planet in the so-called habitable zone, where liq...