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New research suggests canola oil may be one of the oils of choice for people with Type 2 diabetes. Researchers compared people with Type 2 diabetes who ate either a low glycemic index diet that included bread made with c...

For prediabetics, many interventions focus on lifestyle changes and weight loss, but new research on periodic fasting has identified a biological process in the body that converts bad cholesterol in fat cells to energy, ...

Improving the overall quality of one's diet helps to prevent type 2 diabetes, independent of other lifestyle changes, according to a new study. The study found that those who improved their diet quality index scores by 1...

If it is proved that Charon, Pluto's giant moon, has cracks on its surface, further analysis of those fractures could eventually lead the conclusion that the celestial body's interior was once warm enough to sustain an u...

A group of researchers have discovered evidence for oceans' worth of water deep beneath the U.S., which, according to them, could represent the largest water reservoir on Earth.

With regard to teens, there's good news and bad news from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). According to the CDC's National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) released Thursday for the September 2012-De...

The Scribble pen can identify and reproduce 16 million colors you might come across in daily life. The pen uses a 16-bit RGB color sensor to identify the colors of objects and reproduces them by mixing cyan, magenta, yel...

Science has only recently delved into the neural and hormonal mechanisms of paternal care, but so far the evidence suggests that mothers' and fathers' brains use a similar neural circuitry when taking care of their child...

Internet access is common in the developed world, but many in emerging markets are just now getting online. For Google, one of the most visited sites in the world, it’s a massive growth opportunity. And they aren’t g...

Just a reminder for those of you in the Chicago area: I’ll be speaking Monday July 16th, 6 PM, at the Harold Washington Library Center. --

Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the US have been criticised for recreating a very similar but distinct influenza virus by mixing together a set of genes taken from viruses of wild birds that are pres...

Albert Einstein may be most famous for his mass-energy equivalence formula E = mc2, but his work also laid down the foundation for modern quantum mechanics.

With regard to teens, there's good news and bad news from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). According to the CDC's National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) released Thursday for the September 2012-De...

The virus HSV-2 likely made the jump from chimp ancestors to the ancestors of modern humans about 1.6 million years ago, according to a new study.

The FAA announced this week that it has granted one company approval to conduct drone flights over a sprawling oil field in Alaska, marking the first commercial permit for unmanned flights over land. What does this mean ...

A text message-based self-management intervention improves glycemic control in high risk Latinos with type 2 diabetes, a study shows. The messages in the study focused on healthy nutrition tips, the benefits of physical ...

Obesity, which affects more than one-third of Americans, is a chronic disease that can shorten one's life span, but new findings show that its effect on mortality has reduced in recent years among many groups, particular...