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A new therapeutic vaccine, GTL001, developed to clear HPV strains 16 and 18 - the types most likely to cause cancer - is being evaluated for safety in a Phase I clinical trial.

A device developed to monitor US military pilots looks at biomarkers in breath to spot the first signs of hypoxia, allowing action to be taken earlier

A man who thought he saw a "stranger" in the bathroom mirror, when he was actually looking at his own reflection, turned out to have a rare neurological condition, a new case report finds.

Research indicates that chronic pain sufferers could benefit from therapy to help them sleep better.

Diet diversity, as defined by less similarity among the foods people eat, may be linked to lower diet quality and worse metabolic health, according to researchers.

Analysis of tumor RNA carried in platelets - blood components best known for their role in clotting -- may prove to be more useful than other 'liquid biopsy' technologies for diagnosing cancer and determining its primary...

When it comes to stem cells, too much of a good thing isn't wonderful: producing too many new stem cells may lead to cancer; producing too few inhibits the repair and maintenance of the body. Medical researchers now desc...

Patients with glioblastoma, a type of malignant brain tumor, usually survive fewer than 15 months following diagnosis. Since there are no effective treatments for the deadly disease, researchers developed a new computati...

Love them or fear them, the spooky creatures that haunt your Halloween nightmares have complicated histories.

A new study showed that blocking a calcium-signaling pathway could inhibit not only the Ebola virus, but also Marburg, Lassa and Junin viruses, all sources of deadly infections.

Couples raising a child with developmental disabilities do not face a higher risk of divorce if they have larger families, according to a new stud.

Biofilms -- mats of bacteria similar to the plaque that grows on teeth -- frequently coat the surfaces of catheters, and of various medical implants and prostheses, where they can threaten lives or lead to failure of the...

Australian scientists have designed a 3D silicon chip architecture based on single atom quantum bits, which is compatible with atomic-scale fabrication techniques - providing a blueprint to build a large-scale quantum co...

Emerging technologies are shaking up how we grow food, distribute it, and even what we're eating. We are seemingly on the cusp of a food revolution and undoubtedly, technologies including artificial intelligence will pla...

NASA's Cassini probe made the deepest dive ever through the spray erupting from Saturn's icy moon, and took some spectacular photos in the process

Designing alloys to withstand extreme environments is a fundamental challenge for materials scientists. Energy from radiation can create imperfections in alloys, so researchers in an Energy Frontier Research Center led b...

The best haunted houses push buttons in our brains that evolved long before houses even existed.

They're the soil-builders that allow Africa's arid savannas to be lush grasslands. What do they do inside their huge mounds - and how does a collective mind allow them to do it?

A comparison of accidents by driverless cars and normal vehicles finds a higher rate for robot drivers, despite less demanding driving conditions

A promising new metal alloy system could lead to commercially viable magnetic refrigerants and environmentally friendly cooling technologies, according to a scientist at Rochester Institute of Technology.

Wombats are small marsupials that look like a cross between a bear, a pig and a gopher.

The Red Planet's gravity is slowly shredding its largest moon, which is already a rubble pile with a thin shell of dust