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China is launching a rival to the International Space Station, and it's partnering with the UN to let other countries have a go

Older adults who engage in leisure activities more than 20 times a week are far less likely to experience delirium following certain types of surgery than those who engage in fewer weekly leisure activities, new research...

An international team of scientists has developed a relatively simple mathematical explanation for the rogue ocean waves that can develop seemingly out of nowhere to sink ships and overwhelm oil platforms with walls of w...

Cleaning up space junk is a high priority for space agencies who have to operate at orbits that can come dangerously to it. The company SKA Polska won an ESA contract to design a prototype gun to be tested on parabolic f...

A woman who lived in the ancient Korean Kingdom of Silla has had her face reconstructed.

A Stanford University research lab has developed new technologies to tackle two of the world's biggest energy challenges - clean fuel for transportation and grid-scale energy storage.

A doctor's guidance may reassure us more than we realize -- especially if they are likely to recommend treatment in their field of expertise, known as "specialty bias."

Diagnostic criteria questionnaires for functional GI disorders, which affect millions of people worldwide, have now been amended by researchers.

New research shows how the DNA-binding protein MeCP2 can regulate the expression of a large number of genes that modulate pain. This study is a first step in identifying new, non-opioid drugs for treating the condition, ...

What will the future look like? Imagine it for a second. Maybe you see a gleaming city cleaner than anything has a right to be. Personal flying machines zip overhead, like insects pollinating megatowers in a skyline desi...

A telehealth program is being piloted, which could open the door for patients in rural communities to receive more subspecialized care without traveling long distances.

Scientists have solved a mystery that has long baffled HIV researchers: How does HIV manage to enter the nucleus of immune system cells? The discovery could lead to effective new drugs to treat HIV/AIDS.

A Kobe University research group including Associate Professor Maki Hideshi (Center for Environmental Management), PhD candidate Sakata Genki (Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Chemical Science and Engineerin...

Exercise plays a crucial role in being healthy and preventing disease. Because of their close relationship to patients, primary care physicians (PCPs) can act as a catalyst to help people be more active through physical ...

Scientists have performed the first CRISPR/Cas9 screen to discover human proteins that Zika virus needs for replication. This work reveals new leads that may be useful for halting Zika, dengue and other emerging viral in...

University of Leeds study has found that inflammation where a mosquito has bitten not only helps a virus such as Zika or dengue establish an infection in the body more quickly, but that it also helps it to spread around ...

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy, which edits a cancer patient's T cells to recognize their tumors, has successfully helped patients with blood cancers but has yet to show the ability to treat solid tumors....

Migrant workers shuttling between Africa and Asia could mean that a deadly disease once deemed under control could spread far from its heartland

The development of food allergies in mice can be linked to what their gut bacteria are being fed, reports a new study. Rodents that received a diet with average calories, sugar, and fiber content had more severe peanut a...

The results of a new study may change how nutrition therapy is delivered to overweight and obese patients with type 2 diabetes. The "Nutrition Pathway Study" compared three models of nutrition therapy and found that a hi...

Underwater archaeologists spent more than a decade excavating remnants of "ship sheds" that protected ancient Greek warships.

Mice are less likely to have anaphylactic reactions to peanuts if they eat a high-fibre diet, perhaps because they have more "good" gut bacteria