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A telephone-based collaborative care model helped manage depression and anxiety, and improved health-related quality of life in patients with heart disease. Depression following acute cardiac conditions is common and gen...

As the debate continues over whether rising global temperatures and wacky weather are man-made or simply natural fluxes in Earth's climate, one climatologist says the answer unequivocally points human involvement. Most n...

A microRNA called miR-105 helps cancer metastasize by breaking down the building blocks of blood vessels' barriers, allowing the cancer cells to enter the bloodstream, researchers have found. "MicroRNAs were discovered o...

As part of its next cargo delivery run, commercial spaceflight's darling will try out rocket legs that may help lower spacecraft costs by a factor of 100

The existence of exotic hadrons -- a type of matter that doesn't fit within the traditional model of particle physics -- has now been confirmed, scientists say.

Update 4:10 p.m. EDT: SpaceX announced the reason for the launch delay was due to a helium leak on the Falcon 9 rocket. Update 3:50 p.m. EDT: NASA announced it is has delayed Monday's SpaceX launch. The International Spa...

A total lunar eclipse is happening on April 15 and there has been plenty of speculation about the "blood moon" and the beginning of a lunar tetrad. Whether or not you believe in prophecies, the total lunar eclipse will b...

It's a hard pill to swallow, but if you're over 24 years of age you've already reached your peak in terms of your cognitive motor performance, according to a new study. In one of the first social science experiments to r...

Scientists have gained new insights into the molecular process of how some people get type II diabetes, which could lead to new ways of preventing people from getting the condition. The research, which took place on Moun...

A rehab video may get the same results as an in-person visit for shoulder rehabilitation exercises, a new study suggests. "These results are significant for two reasons," said the lead researcher. "First, having an addit...

Obesity and musculoskeletal injuries are huge health problems in America, including the military. In the civilian setting these injuries are certainly very costly. But in the military, injuries can also slow down or halt...

A sports medicine physician has concluded the the brand or type of helmet or mouthguard does not significantly reduce concussion risk among high school football players. While helmet brand or age did not significantly af...

For humans, touch is a sense most often associated with the fingers. But man's best friend, the dog, touches the world a different way -- with his face.

Dolphins sleep with one eye open, and with half their brain wide awake, researchers have found.

Why married couples should make sure to eat before they discuss potentially heated topics.

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Regina Dugan, Former Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Gave a TED Talk in 2012 Think of it as a study of the natural behaviors of the troll. A team of information science researchers recently ana...

Syria needs to get its remaining chemical weapons out of the country by the end of April to have any hope of meeting the June destruction deadline

Found in the bark of the cinchona tree, quinine is a compound with many medicinal applications, including fever-reducing, painkilling and anti-inflammatory properties. It was also the first treatment for malaria.

Late on April 1, the crown jewel of the Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility ("Jefferson Lab") sparkled its way into a new era. Following an upgrade of the Continuous Electron Beam Accele...

The bacteria that cause pneumonic plague can subvert apoptotic cell death by directly destroying Fas ligand, and the way it does this has been the focus of new research. The effect is a disrupted immune response during i...

If you're living in North or South America, look toward the sky tonight for a total lunar eclipse. Beginning around 2 AM Eastern Time tonight (technically April 15th), the moon will pass into the Earth's shadow, and the ...