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The annual data report from the United States Renal Data System reveals both positive and negative trends in kidney disease in the US. Medicare spending for patients with chronic kidney disease aged 65 and older exceeded...

(University of California - San Diego) An international team of researchers has taken a step toward achieving controlled nuclear fusion -- a process that powers the sun and other stars, and has the potential to supply th...

The yeast that brews up wine, beer and bread has sex in wasp intestines, say researchers who found the microbes hybridizing inside the insects' guts. The finding could one day help unearth new industrially important stra...

Using strands of nucleic acid, scientists have demonstrated basic computing operations inside a living mammalian cell. The research could lead to an artificial sensing system that could control a cell's behavior in respo...

Alzheimer's disease relentlessly targets large-scale brain networks that support the formation of new memories. However, it remains a mystery as to why the disease selectively targets memory-related brain networks and ho...

The ability to vividly imagine the smell of popcorn, freshly baked cookies and even non-food odors is greater in obese adults, new research suggests. Vivid mental imagery is a key factor in stimulating and maintaining fo...

Biophysicists measure, for the first time, what happens when red blood cells "wriggle." The function of red blood cells (erythrocytes) is to transport oxygen in the blood of vertebrates. Up to now, scientists had only se...

It takes just one-tenth of a second for our brains to begin to recognize emotions conveyed by vocalizations. It doesn't matter whether the non-verbal sounds are growls of anger, the laughter of happiness or cries of sadn...

PARP inhibitors, an emerging class of drugs being studied in cancer clinical trials, may be enhanced by combining them with inhibitors targeting an oncogene known as c-MET which is overexpressed in many cancers, new rese...

In the ever-escalating evolutionary battle with drug-resistant bacteria, humans may soon have a leg up thanks to adaptive, light-activated nanotherapy recently developed by researchers.

The three-dimensional structure of a crucial ion channel has been revealed by researchers, whose findings shed light on the channel's possible role in immune functions such as detecting infection and inflammation.

A new class of small, thin electronic sensors can monitor temperature and pressure within the skull - crucial health parameters after a brain injury or surgery - then melt away when they are no longer needed, eliminating...

Residents of high-rise buildings had better survival rates from cardiac arrests if they lived on the first few floors, and survival was negligible for people living above the 16th floor, according to a study.

For the first time, and using physical methods, scientists have demonstrated how red blood cells move. There had been real fights between academics over the question of whether these cells are moved by external forces or...

Antihydrogen is a particular kind of atom, made up of the antiparticle of an electron--a positron--and the antiparticle of a proton--an antiproton. Scientists hope that studying the formation of anti hydrogen will ultima...

A reversal of thermodynamics could allow life to exist on planets orbiting a black hole, as seen in the film Interstellar

Until now, medicine has been a prestigious and often extremely lucrative career choice. But in the near future, will we need as many doctors as we have now? Are we...

Keeping tabs on the brain's vital signs is essential when treating people with brain injuries. A wireless dissolvable device should be safer and easier

In a twist on Jurassic Park's containment strategy, GMOs could be prevented from escaping into the wild by making them reliant on an artificial amino acid

Exotic quantum matter has been coaxed into elegant knots, which could aid new theories of fundamental particles

For a team of investigators trying to generate heart muscle cells from stem cells, a piece of broken equipment turned out to be a good thing. The faulty equipment pushed the researchers to try a different approach. Their...

If you're scared of the dentist's needles you're not alone -- but new research means you might not have to put off that appointment again. A study reveals how the dentist could give you anesthetic using a tiny electric c...