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The discovery of an inhibitor of the Insulin Degrading Enzyme (IDE), a protein responsible for the susceptibility of diabetes because it destroys insulin in the body, may lead to new treatment approaches for diabetes, re...

Patient navigation and survivorship programs were the focus of a new survey, and the challenges many of these programs face. Results indicate that nearly half of respondents had both a navigation and survivorship program...

Virologists and immunologists have found a major clue to the mystery of "hemorrhagic fever" syndromes. The team showed that Interferon Type I immune proteins are key drivers of a viral syndrome in mice that closely mimic...

Neuroscientists have shed light on why neurons in the brain's reward system can be miswired, potentially contributing to disorders such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

A huge ancient species of crocodilian, which preyed on turtles and fought with monster snakes in the rivers of the world's oldest rainforest millions of years ago, has been offered a scientific name in a new study conduc...

Many ailments, such as irregular heartbeats, can be treated by electrical stimulation within the body. But current technology makes in-body devices, such as pacemakers, very bulky because they need big batteries.

O3b Satellites mounted to launch dispenser Google recently hired O3b Networks Ltd's founder and chief technology officer. This is the kind of satellite they make. O3b Networks Ltd The tubes that make up the internet cove...

A Virginia man who pleaded guilty to charges of dinosaur fossil smuggling has been sentenced to three months in federal prison, a sentence intended to deter the sale of fossils taken illegally from their countries of ori...

Koala bears cling to tree trunks in order to cool off on hot summer days, reducing how much they have to pant and saving precious water, new research finds.

A test of patients' breath could reveal whether they have lung cancer and how advanced it is, or whether they suffer from chronic, noncancerous lung conditions, a new study shows.

A complete fossil skull of an 11-million-year-old worm lizard reveals that these bizarre creatures have evolved little from that time to today. Researchers used high-tech imaging to study the miniscule skull.

A man in Saudi Arabia who died from Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) appears to have caught the deadly disease from a camel he owned, a new study suggests.

A little bit of a real-world science gets a brief flash on-screen during "Godzilla."

Need to learn a new language but would rather watch TV shows instead? A new software app called Fleex aims to let you do both at once

California brown pelicans almost completely failed to breed at their nesting sites in Mexico this year.

Researchers have developed an algorithm that can analyze the brainwaves of pilots and convert them into flight commands.

The search for neutrinoless double-beta decay could reveal valuable information about neutrinos. Two years ago researchers began using a tank of liquid xenon installed more than 2000 feet deep in a salt formation in the ...

Transplanted memories and mind-controlled wheelchairs are real - now implants are on the horizon that will repair brain damage and maybe even patch dementia (full text available to subscribers)

Haruko Obokata, the Japanese scientist who was accused of fabricating stem cell research, has finally agreed to retract both papers that described her work, according to news reports.

The National Park Service is launching a study to identify and commemorate sites and events important to the history of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Americans.

Neutrinos are tiny, neutral elementary particles that, contrary to the standard model of physics, have been proven to have mass. One possible explanation for this mass could be that neutrinos are their own antiparticles,...

Mussels might be a welcome addition to a hearty seafood stew, but their notorious ability to attach themselves to ships' hulls, as well as to piers and moorings, makes them an unwelcome sight and smell for boaters and sw...