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Simply asking the question, 'Do you want more pain medication?' resulted in satisfactory pain control in 99 percent of emergency department patients participating in a study of a new evidence-based protocol to treat acut...

For those who need them most, brain implants have made inspiring strides in recent years. One implant eases the involuntary tremors associated with Parkinson's disease. Another allows completely paralyzed patients...

About 70,000 Women are diagnosed with breast cancer every year in Germany alone. Despite significant progress in the treatment of common types of breast cancer, some aggressive subtypes are poorly understood and remain i...

In a few days' time, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and its experiments will be taking a short break. This five-day breather is the first of three technical stops scheduled for the accelerator during the 2015 operating ...

People who regularly eat peanuts may live longer, a new study from the Netherlands finds.

A man who received a penis transplant has impregnated his girlfriend, suggesting that the transplanted organ has at least some functionality.

Some members of a cannibalistic tribe in Papua New Guinea carry a gene that appears to protect against a fatal brain disease.

Brown University researchers have detected glass deposits on Mars that might contain evidence of past conditions and, possibly, life --

A prominent feature of the Apple Watch is its health and fitness tracking, which monitors your movement throughout the day and reminds you to boost your activity. But is the device worth buying for its health features al...

Watch it self-fold, walk, and even swim. A tiny robot made of plastic can be "controlled" by an external magnetic field

There's only so much you can do to protect against Alzheimer's, a new study reveals.

The increasing use of video games is often blamed for children's lack of interest in physical activity, but a new study suggests that active video games may actually be a source of moderate or intense physical activity i...

The activity of the emotion centres in the brain - the amygdalae - is influenced by motivation rather than by the emotions themselves. This can be concluded from research carried out into the hormone testosterone. Testos...

Studies show women do cry more than men -- though not, as Tim Hunt claimed, because they can't take criticism, but because of various biological, social and environmental factors.

Giving bacteria rhythm could help us develop biological computers and probiotics that could battle jet lag

Who needs light to find food? Artificial flowers are revealing the secret of how hawkmoths see at night to extract nectar from plants

Marge and Homer Simpson's marriage has survived countless calamities, but the couple is set to separate this fall, according to news sources. And sociologists are not surprised that America's favorite four-fingered coupl...

Researchers have discovered that the drug triciribine may reverse or halt the progression of pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary hypertension, two respiratory diseases that are almost invariably fatal. Pulmonary fibrosis oc...

New research suggests that supplementation with vitamin D may impact on the intestinal barrier dysfunction associated with Crohn's disease, and could have a role in the treatment of the condition.

Men with benign prostate enlargement who used finasteride to treat their condition, experienced worsening erectile dysfunction that did not resolve with continued treatment. In addition, they experienced a reduction in t...

Some wind farms are speed-limited to prevent annoying noise, but owl stealth technology might help them run faster

We live in a time when our news feeds are packed with stories about technological advancements, scientific discoveries, and breakthrough innovations, so much so that it can be overwhelming to keep up with it...