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Scientists have scoured cow rumens and termite guts for microbes that can efficiently break down plant cell walls for the production of next-generation biofuels, but some of the best microbial candidates actually may res...

Three large soda companies say they want Americans to consume fewer calories from their sugary beverages.

President Barack Obama will announce an Executive Order at a United Nations Climate Summit meeting on Tuesday that requires federal agencies to consider climate change in a number of actions, including all foreign develo...

What do the light bulb, the polio vaccine and the Internet have in common? They were all considered failures at first, but later became extremely successful.

How did flowering plants, or angiosperms, become the most dominant plant life on land?

The rate of diabetes among all U.S. adults may be reaching a plateau, but the rates continue to increase for Hispanics and African-Americans, a new study finds.

U.S. President Barack Obama spoke in front of more than 120 world leaders gathered at the United Nations headquarters in New York today (Sept. 23) to deliver a message for cooperative action on climate change: "No nation...

Alcohol use that begins during adolescence affects the development of alcohol use disorders during adulthood. A new study looks at the effects of interplay between peer drinking and the functional variant rs1229984 in th...

Drug users' attitudes and understandings of genetics and genetic testing have been explored through six focus groups. The focus groups were segregated by race and ethnicity to increase participants' comfort in talking ab...

FDG-PET technology is less accurate in diagnosing lung cancer versus benign disease in regions where infections like histoplasmosis or tuberculosis are common, a new study suggests. Misdiagnosis of lung lesions suspiciou...

An intervention for pregnant women that included a computerized, interactive decision-support guide regarding prenatal genetic testing, and no cost for testing, resulted in less prenatal test use and more informed choice...

Following a doubling of the incidence and prevalence of diabetes in the U.S. from 1990-2008, new data suggest a plateauing of the rate between 2008 and 2012 for adults, however the incidence continued to increase in Hisp...

Fans of the renowned American author Ray Bradbury take note: The writer's personal collection of sci-fi memorabilia and art is now up for sale online.

When renowned author Ray Bradbury died in 2012, he left behind a huge collection of very cool stuff.

The Ebola epidemic in West Africa could be brought to an end by late January, but only if efforts to fight the disease's spread continue to scale up, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Pre...

Scientists who are fighting a cyberwar against cancer find that the immune system may be a clinician's most powerful ally. "Recent research has found that cancer is already adept at using cyberwarfare against the immune ...

Men who are already obese as teenagers could grow up to earn up to 18 percent less than their peers of normal weight, researchers report. The team compared extensive information from Sweden, the United Kingdom and the Un...

Use of a foot drop stimulator during a task-specific movement for 4 weeks can retrain the neuromuscular system, a study demonstrates. This finding indicates that applying the foot drop stimulator as rehabilitation interv...

Two large randomized controlled trials conducted in Africa tested an alternative drug for malaria prevention in HIV-negative and HIV-positive pregnant women.

Mammals are normally considered the stars of the evolution show, but insects should be centre stage, says Scott Richard Shaw in Planet of the Bugs

A mysterious butterfly-shaped cloud spotted over St. Louis last week was built from actual butterflies.

Only decisive action can stop the virus becoming entrenched in Africa and spreading elsewhere, say epidemiologists