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Two knee surgeons have discovered a previously unknown ligament in the human knee. This ligament appears to play an important role in patients with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears.

(Frontiers) Frontiers launches two new open-access journals: Frontiers in Earth Science and Frontiers in Environmental Science.

A bay cat, a rare animal found on the tropical island of Borneo, has been spotted by camera traps in a logged section of the rainforest, where it wasn't expected to be seen.

Parents of difficult toddlers can benefit from group training sessions, where they learn the skills needed to deal with temper tantrums and other disruptive behaviors alongside other parents, researchers say.

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) today announced that the Omega Laser Facility, a national user facility for NNSA that is located at and operated by the University of Rochester's Laboratory for Laser E...

Patients who used an interactive computer program about depression while waiting to see their primary-care doctor were nearly twice as likely to ask about the condition and significantly more likely to receive a recommen...

Among a group of men who underwent coronary angiography and had a low serum testosterone level, the use of testosterone therapy was associated with increased risk of death, heart attack, or ischemic stroke, according to ...

Autoantibodies are present many years before symptom onset in patients with primary Sjogren syndrome, an autoimmune disease.

Surgeons who had operated the night before an elective daytime gallbladder surgery did not have a higher rate of complications, according to a study.

Men with signs of heart problems who use testosterone therapy may have an increased risk of heart attack or stroke, a new study finds. The findings call for more cautious prescribing of testosterone, doctors say.

Antarctica could hold 1.5-million-year-old ice that could be drilled to reveal the Earth's ancient climate history. An ice core of this age would be twice as old as the next oldest sample.

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For most people, a fungal infection like athlete's foot means a simple trip to the drugstore and a reminder to bring shower shoes to the gym. But in very rare cases, fungal infections can spread below the skin's surface ...

Some of the most commonly prescribed drugs for the treatment of heart failure are beta-blockers and nitrates, which help to relax blood vessels and decrease the heart's workload. The drugs were thought to produce those e...

A massive fireball roared through a Montreal neighborhood, sparking worldwide interest after a dramatic amateur video of the event went viral. But what exactly was it? An arc flash, caused by an arcing fault.

We use aluminum to make planes lightweight, store sodas in recyclable containers, keep the walls of our homes energy efficient and ensure that the Thanksgiving turkey is cooked to perfection. Now, thanks to a group of Ja...

Critics of military drones say firing weapons from behind a computer screen, while safely sitting thousands of miles away, could desensitize pilots to the act of killing. What separates this, they argue, from a battlefie...

Three recent papers on aging explore the neuropathology behind a little-understood brain disease, hippocampal sclerosis (known to scientists and clinicians as HS-AGING). HS-AGING, much like Alzheimer's disease, causes sy...

Researchers have linked a species of intestinal bacteria known as Prevotella copri to the onset of rheumatoid arthritis, the first demonstration in humans that the chronic inflammatory joint disease may be mediated in pa...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a major global health issue. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), every year there are worldwide 8.8 million new active TB cases and nearly 2 million TB deaths - 5000 every day - mostly ...

A new study shows the benefits of an exercise program offered in senior centers in New York City's Chinatown and in Flushing, Queens.

The Endocrine Society today issued a Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) to help health care professionals provide the best care to pregnant women who have diabetes.