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ISIS has recently taken aim at archaeological ruins and relics in attacks that international leaders say amount to a "war crime."

Buttock augmentation and nonsurgical fat removal are becoming increasingly popular, new data suggests.

As people set their clocks forward an hour for daylight saving time this Sunday (March 8), they may also want to take extra care of their heart. That's because people tend to have more heart attacks on the Monday followi...

Although an Italian neurosurgeon recently boasted that he plans to conduct a human head transplant within two years, experts say this proposal is scientifically and ethically absurd.

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Migraines are more complex than you might think, and a long way from being just a headache. From triggers to painkillers, here's how to handle them better (full text available to subscribers)

For five jam-packed days, physicists from around the world gathered in San Antonio, Texas to share their research with colleagues. The American Physical Society's annual March Meeting featured over 8,600 presentations an...

The bone-chilling cold weather that blasted the eastern United States in winter 2014-2015 was miserable, but no record-breaker.

A trained scent dog accurately identified whether patients' urine samples had thyroid cancer or were benign (noncancerous) 88.2 percent of the time, according to a new study.

Breast cancer survivors are at increased risk of developing thyroid cancer, especially within five years of their breast cancer diagnosis, according to a new analysis of a large national database.

A mother's age at childbirth may affect her male baby's birth weight as well as his adult glucose metabolism, new research shows.

A treatment known as mindfulness-based stress reduction may decrease fasting glucose and improve quality of life in overweight and obese women, new research suggests.

In patients with chronic heart failure, the vitamin D metabolite 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25(OH)2D), also called calcitriol, and its ratio to parathyroid hormone (PTH 1-84) may help predict cardiovascular death; and pa...

A tooth enamel abnormality in children, molar incisor hypomineralization, may result from exposure to the industrial chemical bisphenol A, authors of a new study conclude after finding similar damage to the dental enamel...

Brain structure varies according to how trusting people are of others, scientists say. This research may have implications for future treatments of psychological conditions such as autism, said the study's lead author. E...

New research found that peer review managers play an important role in identifying potential conflicts of interest in biomedical research grant peer reviews.