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Long-term outcomes of revision arthroscopic rotator cuff repair surgery is not as successful as in a first-time surgery, according to researchers. Scientists analyzed and followed-up with 360 arthroscopic rotator cuff su...

High-level college football players frequently return to the field after an ACL reconstruction, according to new research. The study added to earlier research by exploring specific factors that affected return to play, i...

Patients undergoing meniscal allograft transplantation (MAT) surgery require an additional operation approximately 32% of the time, but overall see a 95% success rate after an average five-year follow-up, according to ne...

This week we found images of the Grand Canyon, rogue black holes and even volcanic steam.

A new study says volunteer efforts to map the lunar surface had results that were similar to professional astronomers with up to 50 years of experience. The crowd-sourced mapping mission indicates the effectiveness citiz...

In March 2008, on a remote Norwegian island in the Arctic circle the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, or "doomsday vault," took its first deposits. The vault's builders had spent the prior year blasting a tunnel and three cha...

Data transmission system on board missing Malaysian Airlines jet was deliberately turned off, and the jet turned back from its point of last contact     

A dispatch from the continent's artist-in-residence.

Guacamole, Coke and Nike clothes are all products feeling the heat of a changing climate.

Sinkholes occur when the ground collapses gradually or suddenly due to dissolving bedrock, sometimes taking homes or cars with it.

What does it take to get a kid to eat vegetables and fruit?

A urinary tract infection is an infection of any part of the urinary tract, which includes the bladder, kidneys, ureters and urethra.

As research progresses, prevention -- and true cures -- for such entrenched illnesses as schizophrenia and depression may be on the horizon.

(University of Tennessee at Knoxville) Established in 1999, the award from the American Geosciences Institute is presented to a geoscientist who has demonstrated a long history of scientific achievement and exceptional s...

The number pi (π = 3.14159265358979323846...), unique among the pantheon of mathematical constants, captures the fascination of the public and professional mathematicians.

Is there something that can be done to improve the healthfulness of high school concession stand food, and preserve the profits they generate? According to this new study the answer is yes! This study shows that if you g...

Treatment outcomes were better when sleep apnea patients received care from sleep specialists and accredited sleep centers, a new study has found. Patient satisfaction also was associated with physician certification, an...

Skeletal muscles are built from small contractile units, the sarcomeres. They are connected in a well-ordered series to form myofibrils that span the entire muscle. Contractions of these sarcomeres result in contraction ...

Providing free drinking water in schools in developing countries could be key to helping people in developing countries lift themselves out of poverty according to research. The new research shows that schools providing ...

Children and adolescents older than age 8 at the onset of type 1 diabetes had weaker brain connectivity when tested later in life relative to those who had earlier ages of diagnosis, researchers have discovered. The find...

One of the most promising technologies for the treatment of various cancers is nanotechnology, creating drugs that directly attack the cancer cells without damaging other tissues' development. Researchers have now develo...

While many overweight patients intend to lose weight after joint replacement, a study finds that although some are able to achieve this goal, equal numbers of patients actually gain weight after hip or knee replacement. ...