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Pick your favorites from among 24 photos taken during the Global Physics Photowalk. Twenty-four top photos have been selected to enter the next stage of the Global Physics Photowalk competition. In September, eight world...

In October two discoverers of neutrino oscillations won the Nobel Prize. Now their full teams and those of several other experiments on the strange particles share a $3-million award --

Fundamental Physics Prize recognizes five collaborations studying neutrino oscillations. Hot on the heels of their Nobel Prize recognition, neutrino oscillations have another accolade to add to their list. On Nov. 8, rep...

Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington are developing a next generation positron beam facility that will enable them to analyze the properties of advanced materials for future electronics applications such a...

A new study of generally healthy men who used testosterone replacement therapy to normalize testosterone levels has found that taking supplemental testosterone does not increase their risk of experiencing a heart attack ...

A lack of vitamin D can result in weak bones. Recent studies also show that vitamin D deficiency is linked to more serious health risks such as coronary artery disease, heart attacks, and strokes.

A decline in the number of heart patients undergoing unnecessary PCI (angioplasty) procedures reflects improvements in clinical decision-making and documentation to determine which patients benefit most from the procedur...

Scientists have been able to see, for the first time, the dramatic changes that occur in the DNA of cells that are starved of oxygen and nutrients. This starved state is typical in some of today's most common diseases, p...

Medical researchers have discovered that disclosing genetic risk for coronary heart disease, also known as bad cholesterol.

A Google Doodle on Nov. 9, 2015, honored Hedy Lamarr, MGM movie star and inventor

The most rigorous genetic sequencing ever carried out on a single tumor reveals far greater genetic diversity among cancer cells than anticipated, more than 100 million distinct mutations within the coding regions of its...

A molecular structure has been created that attaches to a molecule on highly aggressive brain cancer and causes tumors to light up in a scanning machine. In mouse models of human brain cancer, their tag is easily seen in...

Patients whose blood pressures spikes in the doctor's office but not at home, and patients whose blood pressure spikes at home but not in the doctor's office, suffer more heart attacks, heart failure, and strokes than pa...

New revelations from NASA's New Horizons probe shows Pluto's diverse geology is blanketed with a more compact atmosphere than we thought

Researchers at North Carolina State University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a technique to make titanium stronger without sacrificing any of the metal's ductility - a combination that no one has ach...

A coral reef has been seen raising the acidity in the water around it, suggesting that corals may survive ocean acidification caused by climate change

Massive great white sharks launching their 3-ton bodies out of the ocean and into the air can be a spectacular sight, if you're lucky enough (and brave enough) to be in the right place at the right time.

Efforts to treat myotonic dystrophy type 1, the most common form of muscular dystrophy, are in their infancy. In a new study, researchers report they have added new capabilities to an experimental drug agent that previou...

Building on wireless technology that has the potential to interfere with pain, scientists have developed flexible, implantable devices that can activate -- and, in theory, block -- pain signals in the body and spinal cor...

The continued marketing and use of experimental stem cell-based interventions inside and outside the United States is problematic and unsustainable, according to a new paper by science policy and bioethics experts.

It turns out that we may be the best forecasters of our own health.New research shows that a simple self-rating of health accurately predicts susceptibility to the common cold in healthy adults aged 18-55 years. The stud...

In a major scientific breakthrough, a drug used to treat Parkinson's and related diseases may be able to delay or prevent macular degeneration, the most common form of blindness among older Americans.