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A simple urine test can indicate the presence of venous thromboembolism, a blood clot that has broken free from its point of origin and that travels through the bloodstream, eventually lodging in a vein. The test evaluat...

A form of bacteria responsible for respiratory illness, including the deadly pneumonia known as Legionnaire's disease, may be able to grow in windshield washer fluid and was isolated from nearly 75 percent of school buse...

Patients with pancreatic cancer have a different and distinct profile of specific bacteria in their saliva compared to healthy controls and even patients with other cancers or pancreatic diseases, according to new resear...

Women plagued by repeated urinary tract infections may be able to prevent the infections with help from over-the-counter painkillers, new research in mice shows. Scientists found that inhibiting COX-2, an immune protein ...

We know our ancestors cosied up to our Neanderthal cousins, but did their liaisons leave an imprint on today's languages? (full text available to subscribers)

The experience of finding patterns, especially faces, in data is a phenomenon known as pareidolia. Humans are particularly prone to these types of misidentifications, possibly because they may have provided evolutionary ...

"We're very close." In just three words, Palmer Luckey of OculusVR fame, perfectly summarized not only where virtual reality stands, but perhaps the entire neurogaming industry. Luckey was on hand to ...

The decline of Greenland's glaciers could be more spectacular than predicted, because its valleys run longer and deeper than ever thought.

Imperial College London physicists have discovered how to create matter from light - a feat thought impossible when the idea was first theorised 80 years ago.

The west coast of the U.S. is not only characterized by earthquakes and related myths, but also by volcanoes and also these natural phenomena became incorporated in supernatural stories. --

Clinicians have been urged to consider using spironolactone in their patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF) after a post-hoc analysis of the TOPCAT trial showed benefit in patients from the A...

Heart failure hospitalization more than doubles during inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) flares, according to a study of more than 5 million people. "We found that patients with new-onset IBD had a 37% increased risk of h...

Hospital admissions for cardiovascular diseases increased during the Greek financial crisis, according to two studies from Athens. The researchers retrospectively analyzed all admissions to the cardiology department of a...

(Imperial College London) Imperial College London physicists have discovered how to create matter from light -- a feat thought impossible when the idea was first theorized 80 years ago.

Those of you pondering the future and wondering where your jetpack is, take heart: A human pilot flew a real jetpack for 20 glorious seconds in front of a packed crowd today.

The jetpack was demoed at the Smithsonian Magazine hosted event on Saturday May 17th, 2014 in Washington D.C..

United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully launched a Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite for the U.S. Air Force on Friday. The satellite was launched aboard the Delta IV rocket from Space Complex-37 at Cape Canaver...