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Our bodies are extremely complex, interrelated, and ever-evolving patterns of information--from DNA to physiology to vital signs. But until modern times, most of that information was hidden from view. We...

As anyone who has experienced turbulence knows, its onset and departure are abrupt, and how long it lasts seems to be unpredictable. Fast flowing fluids are always turbulent, but at slower speeds the flow transitions to ...

Patients who undergo surgery for esophageal cancer early in the week - on a Monday or Tuesday - have a higher chance of long-term survival than those who have surgery at the end of the working week, researchers report.

A new technological solution developed by researchers is aimed at enhancing the physical health, vitality and brain fitness of seniors residing in independent living communities.

Harnessing the power of social media, investigators have sifted through more than two billion tweets and online posts to study the harmful side effects of narcotics medication taken for chronic pain.

Transgender women may be at a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes compared with men and women in the general population. New research finds that transgender women who received only hormon...

A new study has found pigeons performed as well as humans in categorizing digitized slides and mammograms of benign and malignant human breast tissue.

The breadth and complexity of brain and nervous system disorders make them some of the most difficult conditions to diagnose and treat, especially in the developing world, where there are few resources. An NIH-led collab...

If diabetes in Mexico continues unchecked, at least one in three people, and as many as one in two, could be diagnosed with the disease in their lifetimes, suggests a new report.

A clinical trial of a new Ebola vaccine has found that it is well tolerated and stimulates strong immune responses in adults in Mali and in the US, according to a new study. The study, carried out in Mali, West Africa an...

Relevant data are missing both for a direct comparison and for an indirect comparison. Drug manufacturer itself also claimed no added benefit.

Although a group of HIV+ older individuals scored 'cognitively normal' in standard neuropsychology testing, a scan of their brains tells a different story, report neuroscientists following a small study.

When the brain forms memories or learns a new task, it encodes the new information by tuning connections between neurons. Now neuroscientists have discovered a novel mechanism that contributes to the strengthening of the...

Monday mornings could be harmful to your health. Even routine sleep changes such as waking up early for work during the week may raise the risk of developing metabolic problems such as diabetes and heart disease, accordi...

An ancient, 3-foot-tall (0.9 meters) human whose diminutive stature has earned it the nickname "hobbit" is a unique species and not a Homo sapien with a minitiarizing disorder, scientists who analyzed the specimen's teet...

In a deep, dank cave in Brazil, a pale, blind creature lurks, never venturing out to feel the sun.

People who have lost their voice due to vocal cord tissue damage could some day be helped by a new advance: Lab-grown vocal tissue.

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What do you have in common with a filter-feeding, deep-sea worm? On a genetic level, it's a lot more than you might suspect.

Pigeons can learn to distinguish between healthy breast tissue and tumours - a skill that could earn them a job helping researchers develop medical imaging tools

Scientists have grown vocal cords using human cells, which make voice-like sounds when placed in dog throats

For people with depression, "bright light therapy" might help, a new study suggests.