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For the first time, gene therapy has been used to treat a rare cause of blindness called choroideremia - the results may be relevant to more common eye diseases     

Americans use millions of plastic water bottles everyday, many of which end up in landfills. Levi's has found a better way to use those discarded bottles, by incorporating them (8 at a time) into a new pair of jeans.

Two adults with a rare disease that causes gradual loss of eyesight had their vision improved after being treated with a new gene therapy, according to preliminary results from a new study.

A research team used canine disease models to closely examine how retinal gene activity varied during the progression of three different forms of inherited vision disease. Their results turned up an unexpected commonalit...

In a new study, a strong overlap is observed between chemicals found in biological samples taken from the human population and those detected in municipal biosolids. These findings suggest that analysis of sludge may pro...

Research involving rats suggests a biological link between paternal diet, bodyweight and health at the time of conception and the health of his offspring. In a new research report, scientists show that if male rats ate a...

An American national study finds that prison systems are increasingly aiding prisoners' enrollment in Medicaid, both during incarceration and in preparation of release.

Researchers replicated human pancreatic beta cells in a mouse model in which donor cells were transplanted. The newly replicated cells retained features of mature beta cells and showed a physiological response to glucose...

The estimated 9 percent of college students who have symptoms of PTSD are likely to drink more alcohol than peers without the psychological condition. In turn, heavy alcohol consumption exacerbates their PTSD symptoms.

A study of skeletal remains from the ancient city of Harappa provides evidence that inter-personal violence and infectious diseases played a role in the demise of the Indus Civilization.

Six children's hospitals and seven legal organizations are meeting to kick off Better Team for Child Health. This children's hospital learning network will study the impact of legal care on child health and develop recom...

Many premature infants suffer a life-threatening bowel infection called necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Researchers have now identified a marker to identify those infants who are at risk for the infection, enabling doct...

Police officers working the night shift are significantly more likely to suffer long-term on-the-job injuries than officers on day and afternoon shifts, according to new research.

She may only be 10 years old, but Claire Dworsky has already won an award from the National Science Foundation and recently turned her sights to a debate in San Francisco about whether to use artificial turf at the socce...

Tree House Masters' Pete Nelson talks to Livescience.com's Rich Bonaduce about building extravagant, yet eco-friendly, tree houses. You may never want to come down.

The discovery of what is essentially a 3D version of graphene -- the 2D sheets of carbon through which electrons race at many times the speed at which they move through silicon -- promises exciting new things to come for...

North Carolina State University researchers have used silver nanowires to develop wearable, multifunctional sensors that could be used in biomedical, military or athletic applications, including new prosthetics, robotic ...

For people with elevated blood sugar levels, taking Chinese herbal medicines may reduce the risk of developing diabetes, early research from China suggests.

Researchers have found a new way to boost the survival of pediatric patients whose hearts stop while they are hospitalized.

A study provides new insight into the impact that pro-inflammatory molecules have on early death in HIV patients who abuse alcohol. The findings pinpoint the inflammatory markers most associated with early death and may ...

Many women are encouraged to quit smoking when they become pregnant using nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) whether as gum, transdermal patches, nasal spray or lozenges. But new research has shown that nicotine from eit...

Psychologists found that kids who got teased during physical education calss were less physically active 12 months later -- whether or not the child is overweight.