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Sexual problems in men may be linked to low levels of prolactin, the hormone known for stimulating breast development and milk production in women, a new study suggests.

Humans can't rely on a single solution to feed the world's growing population. A number of different strategies will be required, each of which will move humans a little bit closer toward closing the gap between the amou...

A new system to train brain surgeons uses 3D brain models created based on actual patients.

Organic solar cells have long been touted as lightweight, low-cost alternatives to rigid solar panels made of silicon. Dramatic improvements in the efficiency of organic photovoltaics have been made in recent years, yet ...

The Gettysburg Address Cornell University Library/Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections. On November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln uttered the 10 sentences that would come to be known as the Gettysburg Address. His two...

A red face after drinking alcohol may be a warning sign -- a new study has found that people who get flushed after drinking are at increased risk for developing high blood pressure.

The supercomet ISON has sprouted a spectacular tail and could put on a dazzling display if it survives its close encounter with the sun next week     

A late-breaking clinical trial demonstrates that high- and low-dose edoxaban were at least as effective in preventing stroke or systemic embolism (blood clot), while significantly reducing bleeding and cardiovascular dea...

Having bedroom access to television, computers or video games is linked to less sleep in boys with autism spectrum disorder.

It swims in the ocean, dances on water and glides through air, what is it? Not much of a riddle since the solution is in the title, but how bizarre that a single family of fish evolved to achieve three feats of which mos...

GIFs, those short, silent, looping animations found all over the internet, are wonderful. But what if some apocalyptic event wipes out the internet? How will you view your favorite GIF? The Giphoscope, by Italian designe...

Fans of Captain Kirk and Captain Nemo unite: a new science fiction museum is coming to Washington, D.C. Its creators announced plans for the museum, which will cover a broad sampling of science fiction across literature,...

UT Dallas computer scientists have developed a technique to create 3-D images that finds practical applications of a theory created by a famous mathematician.

Test your visual skills and knowledge base by looking at these odd images that may not be what they seem.

The loo, the W.C., the lavatory, the privy, the porcelain god -- while it goes by many names, the toilet -- one of life's most mundane objects -- plays a fundamental role in society. From preventing illness to fostering ...

Add stroke to the list of severe health hazards that may be associated with smoking synthetic marijuana, popularly known as spice or K2, a neurology team reports.

Researchers are investigating the complex relationships between the spread of the HIV virus in a population (epidemiology) and the actual, rapid evolution of the virus (phylogenetics) within each patient's body.

A new paper delineates a new branch of environmental health that focuses on the public health risks of human-caused changes to Earth's natural systems.

Grammar and syntax have been thought for decades to be automatic and untouchable by other brain processes and that everything else -- the sex of the speaker, their dialect, etc. -- is stripped away as our brains process ...

Researchers say metastatic colorectal cancer patients of African-American descent are less likely to be seen by cancer specialists or receive cancer treatments. This difference in treatment explains a large part of the 1...

An investigational prostate cancer treatment slows the disease's progression and may increase survival, especially among men whose cancer has spread to the bones, according an analysis.

Survivors of nasopharyngeal carcinoma who are former or current smokers are more likely to have their disease progress, relapse, or spread, and are more likely to die of their disease, compared with survivors of nasophar...