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Inorganic mercury, which was previously thought to be a less harmful form of the toxic metal, is very damaging to key cell processes, new research demonstrates.

Low levels of vitamin D have long been identified as an unwanted hallmark of weight loss surgery, but new findings from a study of more than 930,000 patient records add to evidence that seasonal sun exposure -- a key fac...

How should a concerned mother discuss issues of diet and weight with her daughter? Very carefully, according to a developmental psychology doctoral student.

Even in the health-care landscape as it existed before the ACA, cancer survivors in states without expanded Medicaid were less likely to have a personal doctor and more likely to report inability to see a doctor due to c...

International trade and travel has literally opened up new vistas for humans, ranging from travel to exotic places to enjoying the products and services of those distant lands. But along with international trade and trav...

The manufacturer dossier contained no suitable data for hypercholesterolaemia or for mixed dyslipidaemia, say reviewers, adding that the same applies to the hereditary homozygous form of hypercholesterolaemia.

Use of NSAIDs vs opiates resulted in no significant difference in measures of pain but was associated with more rescue medication (additional medicine needed due to uncontrolled pain) among patients with malignant pleura...

Compared with receiving chemotherapy alone, women with breast cancer who also received the hormonal drug triptorelin to achieve ovarian suppression had a higher long-term probability of ovarian function recovery, without...

Although in vitro fertilization (IVF) is often limited to three or four treatment cycles, new research shows the effectiveness of extending the number of IVF cycles beyond this number, according to a study.

When patients suffer, doctors tend to want to fix things and if they cannot many doctors then withdraw emotionally. But by turning toward the suffering, physicians can better help their patients and find more meaning in ...

Two species of venomous sea snakes that were thought to be extinct have been discovered slithering off the coast of western Australia.

Music has charms to soothe a savage breast. And, it seems, flowers can calm an aggressive honeybee.

Pairs of bees waste no time helping each other sting a 'moving dummy.' After one attacks and releases the pheromone, the second is quick to follow.

"Back to the Future" fans may still be waiting for time machines and (true) hoverboards to be invented, but a self-drying jacket akin to the one Marty McFly wore in "Back to the Future Part II" could soon make a futurist...

The newly upgraded accelerator at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility has delivered full-energy electrons as part of commissioning activities for the ongoing 12 GeV Upgrade proj...

A pod of perhaps a dozen orcas was sighted in Hero Inlet near the National Science Foundation's Palmer Station, Antarctica. A behavior called "spy-hopping," is seen in the video, where the orca treads water with its head...

The newly upgraded accelerator at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility has delivered full-energy electrons as part of commissioning activities for the ongoing 12 GeV Upgrade proj...

Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs), essentially rubbers with liquid crystal properties, can do a number of fascinating things, especially in the fields of optics, photonics, telecommunications and medicine. They can curl u...

With the production of 50 grams of plutonium-238, researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have restored a U.S. capability dormant for nearly 30 years and set the course to provide power fo...

A seismic observatory in Iraq has detected vibrations from weapons and flying helicopters, so seismography could be used to gather military intelligence

Once considered the stuff of science fiction, fully reusable rocketry is now closer to reality than ever before --

Apple Pay was launched last year, with lots of fanfare and support by the credit card industry. Partnering with the banks that issue credit cards overcame the resistance that early...