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Bone marrow grafts have helped both patients stay all but virus-free for three years. But the disease has come back before in others, and a simpler treatment is needed

Elephants are known for their impressively long trunks, but perhaps less well known is the large number of genes that code for their sense smell. In a study of 13 mammals, African elephants were found to be superior snif...

African elephants bested rats, a former olfactory record-holder, among selected placental mammals.

The XSEDE-allocated Stampede supercomputer has been used to study the dopamine transporter. Stampede is ranked seventh on the Top 500 list of supercomputers. Its research links altered dopamine signaling and dopamine tra...

Among women undergoing a minimally invasive hysterectomy using electric power morcellation, uterine cancers were present in 27 per 10,000 women at the time of the procedure, according to a study. There has been concern t...

The physical and mental well-being of people with cancer may be affected by how they feel about their relationship with their physician and by differences in attachment styles, finds a new study. Patients who feel anxiou...

Simply believing that an odor is potentially harmful can increase airway inflammation in asthmatics for at least 24 hours following exposure, research shows. The findings highlight the role that expectations can play in ...

A new total knee replacement that saves all of the ligaments can make a person's knee feel and move just like the original. During a traditional total knee replacement, the surgeon must remove the "island" of bone to whi...

A vaccine for dust-mite allergies has been created, researchers report. In lab tests and animal trials, the nano-sized vaccine package was readily absorbed by immune cells and dramatically lowered allergic responses. "Wh...

Researchers at Temple University announced this week that they completely eliminated a dormant strain of HIV embedded in human cells with a kind of "molecular scissors," raising hopes that science is a little closer to n...

There may be something to the cliché of lovebirds gazing into each other's eyes, new research suggests. A glance at a person's face tends to indicate romantic love, whereas looking at a person's body is associated with ...

Researchers believe they now know why the supersonic trans-Atlantic Concorde aircraft went the way of the dodo -- it hit an evolutionary cul-de-sac.

Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have demonstrated a new design for an atomic clock that is based on a chip-scale frequency comb,...

Imagine being able to instantaneously run an optical cable or fiber to any point on Earth, or even into space. That's what Howard Milchberg, professor of physics and electrical and computer engineering at the University ...

Humans will subconsciously mimic the facial expressions of android robots, a new study finds.

A genetic basis has been identified for heart disease in women. This new information helps to identify which women are more prone to heart disease, researchers report. The gene, when functioning normally, is activated in...

A 45 percent rise in diagnostic imaging tests ordered by Australian GPs is being driven by increasing GP visits, a rising number of problems managed at consultations and a higher likelihood that GPs order imaging tests f...

Created by lightning, 'whistlers' travel along Earth's magnetic field lines from hemisphere to hemisphere. Jupiter's charged particles 'sing' across its magnetosphere (recorded by Voyager).

Scandinavia and the southern Baltic Sea light up in a new photograph taken from the International Space Station in June. The picture gives a detailed view of the coastline and delicate barrier islands.

How can we get rid of excess CO2? Geologist Juerg Matter knows how to stash it in rock so it can't leak out again - the next step is to go big (full text available to subscribers)

Electronics that dissolve on the battlefield and tiny, hummingbird-size drones that perform aerial reconnaissance are just a few of the sophisticated technologies the U.S. military is developing these days.

People diagnosed with depression need to step out for a cigarette twice as often as smokers who are not dealing with a mood disorder. And those who have the hardest time shaking off the habit may have more mental health ...