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Rumors are rippling through the science world that physicists may have detected gravitational waves, a key element of Einstein's theory which if confirmed would be one of the biggest discoveries of our time.

Some wearables offer more than exercise and sleep tracking - they claim to help treat certain diseases and conditions.

From fuzzy robotic tails for humans to "literary" sex toys, here are some of the most obscure (and, arguably, the most fun) tech products from this year's consumer electronics show.

When a child has a food allergy, it's critical for pediatricians and allergists to show parents when and how to use an epinephrine auto-injector and to provide a written emergency food allergy action plan for home and sc...

A large new study reveals previously unknown risk factors associated with an eye condition that causes serious progressive nearsightedness at a relatively young age. The findings, made through the largest-ever clinical s...

New research findings add further clarity to a question that has polarized the cystic fibrosis (CF) research community. It is well established that people with cystic fibrosis have two faulty copies of the CFTR gene, but...

Moral purity is both universal and culturally variable. Its existence is found East and West. But the specific form of purification may differ from one culture to another. Whether people should wipe their hands or face c...

In African children, a 3-dose intramuscular artesunate regimen is non-inferior to the WHO-recommended regimen for the treatment of severe malaria, according to a trial. The trial did not show non-inferiority of a similar...

Each of us plays host to a diverse world, a microbiome, and science has barely explored them.

Winning the lottery is unlikely. Here's what's more likely to occur.

A pit full of the amputated arm bones of ancient Neolithic farmers reveals an ultraviolent episode in the history of Europe.

A routine archaeological excavation in France has uncovered a gruesome pit filled with severed limbs and bodies that bore marks of violence.

In a Canadian first, a multi-disciplinary team has successfully completed the country's first transplant of the upper limb. The 49-year-old female patient, who lost her arm below the elbow in an accident several years ag...

A team of investigators has established the cause of a rare syndrome consistent with Fanconi Anemia, a chromosome instability disorder which is clinically typified by birth defects, bone marrow failure, leukemia, and sus...

A research initiative exploring the utility of genetic information in the clinical setting has published a study and identified six noteworthy genes that affect human sleep duration. The focus of the paper was to identif...

A new finding provides alternative explanation for the free-radical theory of aging and suggests new role for mitochondria in affecting physiology.

Obesity has direct consequences on health and is associated with the onset of aggressive cancers, but the mechanisms underlying this phenomenon are little known. Researchers have recently elucidated one of these mechanis...

Colorectal cancer is the third most common form of cancer and the second most common cause of cancer deaths in the United States. The chance of developing colorectal cancer increases with age. Now, a study shows that min...

Opioids may cause short-term improvement in mood, but long-term use imposes risk of new-onset depression, a new study shows. The link was independent of the known contribution of pain to depression, and the study calls o...

Cell survival depends on having a plentiful and balanced pool of the four chemical building blocks that make up DNA. However, if too many of these components pile up, or if their usual ratio is disrupted, that can be dea...

The freaky, flexible coils of the UTI bacterium let it survive where others cannot. But researchers have unlocked its secrets, advancing the effort to block it from setting up shop in the urinary tract.

Black women are nearly four times more likely than white women to have a baby born between 16 and 22 weeks gestation, a time period in which the life of a baby outside the womb is not viable. The racial disparity in what...