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The slow death of the universe was revealed in 21 wavelengths, as scientists map the energy of a nearby region of space.

MIT physicists have created a superfluid gas, the so-called Bose-Einstein condensate, for the first time in an extremely high magnetic field. The magnetic field is a synthetic magnetic field, generated using laser beams,...

The Scottish government plans to prohibit the growing of genetically modified crops, making use of recent EU rules on opting out

Cost of radiation therapy among Medicare patients varied most widely because of factors unrelated to a patient or that person's cancer, report researchers. Up to two-thirds of patients with cancer receive radiation thera...

Fibrin, a protein that was thought to play a key role in fracture healing, is not required, a team of researchers has discovered. Instead, the breakdown of fibrin is essential for fracture repair. The findings shift unde...

People infected with the hepatitis C virus are at risk for liver damage, but the results of a new study now show the infection may also spell heart trouble.

Mice lacking a set of receptors in one type of neuron in the brain developed compulsive, anti-social behaviors, scientists have found. The importance of the receptor, called mGluR5, in other areas of the brain had been p...

A new technique could eventually enable doctors to diagnose genetic heart diseases by rapidly scanning more than 85 genes known to cause cardiac anomalies. Researchers say that the gold standard of genome sequencing invo...

Are you an "LOL"-er or a "haha"-er? The king of "hehes" or the queen of smiley face emoji?

Older men with slightly low testosterone levels may not experience improvement in their sex lives after they take testosterone supplements, a new study suggests.

Data has patterns, and they can reveal more than simple answers to simple questions.

By now you've probably seen the latest video of Lexus' hoverboard technology, a two-minute spot produced as part of their "Amazing in Motion" advertising campaign. The board itself is incredibly cool--literally--the tech...

When it comes to virtual reality, seeing is believing. But after those first few fascinated moments, you realize something: Seeing is often all you'll be doing. Although nailing virtual visuals...

Researchers have discovered a way to trigger a preventive response to a flu infection without any help from the usual players - the virus itself or interferon, a powerful infection fighter. The finding suggests that mani...

Researchers believe that results from their recently published paper on how people use social media and online health forums can help reach underserved communities and prevent the spread of misinformation.

Researchers in France have discovered a new way to levitate liquid droplets, which surprisingly also creates a mini light show, with the droplet sparking as it floats above a faint blue glowing gap.

A new study of a biomarker that can identify DCIS patients who are not at risk for subsequent invasion could save many lives and keep women from having to go through medical and surgical therapy, investigators say.

Patients with mitral regurgitation face a dilemma of whether to undergo corrective surgery early, when they might have no or few symptoms, or wait until their condition worsens. Current guidelines allow for watchful wait...

Findings from a pair of new studies could speed up the development of a universally accurate diagnostic test for human herpes simplex viruses, according to researchers. The work may also lead to the development of a vacc...

Patients with advanced congestive heart failure lose skeletal muscle mass, but their heart muscles become enlarged to provide the body with an adequate supply of blood and oxygen. It has been known that the protein angio...

Troubling behaviors exhibited by abused children can predict later criminal activity, and those indicators differ between boys and girls, new research shows. Elementary-aged boys who show "externalizing" behaviors such a...

Colossal magnetoresistance is a property with practical applications in a wide array of electronic tools including magnetic sensors and magnetic RAM. New research from a team including Carnegie's Maria Baldini, Ho-Kwang ...