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We unwittingly give away personal details whenever we go online - so why not take charge and even earn from it? A new wave of personal data services will help

By triggering inflammation, bacteria could be to blame for the clots and plaques linked to stroke, Alzheimer's disease, arthritis and many other conditions

Chronically ill, homebound children who use robotic surrogates to "attend" school feel more socially connected with their peers and more involved academically, according to a first-of-its-kind study.

During the first three months after stroke, the risk for depression was found to be eight times higher than in a reference population of people without stroke, according to a new article.

The growth of bacterial biofilm is problematic when you think of all the liquid flowing through all those miles of tubing at your local hospital or Medi-Centre. The movement of bacteria with flow can lead to the spread o...

Scientists may be closer to answering a long-standing question in biology -- how do the components of cells' molecular machinery work together to transmit vital gene regulatory information from one cell generation to the...

"Promising" and "remarkable" are two words U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory scientist Javier Vela uses to describe recent research results on organolead mixed-halide perovskites.

Are we alone in the universe? We don't know. But as Carl Sagan said, if we are, it seems like an awful waste of space. At Singularity University Global Summit, Jill Tarter, Bernard M. Oliver chair for SETI, discussed her...

A study in mice combining two inhibitor drugs for treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia has revealed potential for not only stopping the disease completely, but also significantly lowering the cost for treatment.

The glycemic index value of a food can vary by 20 percent within an individual and 25 percent among individuals, according to the results of a controlled feeding trial in 63 healthy adults. The findings suggest glycemic ...

Analysing the proteins in hairs at a crime scene or an archaeological site could provide an alternative way to identify people when DNA sequencing doesn't work

Enough of the foot dragging. Only a world-wide ban on artificial trans fats in food will end a quarter of a century of avoidable harm, says Luke Allen

Truckers' well-being is often overlooked. A wristband to monitor their health and manage their workload could help.

Facts are a debased currency in public debate. Technology can drive the pushback by calling out powerful people who peddle flawed arguments

Gonçalo, from Portugal wants to know: "Can a planet, theoretically, manage life without a sun?" Gonçalo,Your suggestion is surprisingly plausible! To understand how, we'll have to explore some of the darkest places on ...

Users of both electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) and cigarettes may be more intent on quitting tobacco, but that intention seems to drop off among less educated smokers, according to a study.

A new study used deep DNA sequencing methods to generate the anthrax genome sequence from the victims of the 1979 anthrax outbreak in Sverdlovsk, Russia, when it was part of the USSR.

University of Oregon researchers have found links between the levels of antimicrobial chemicals and antibiotic-resistance genes in the dust of an aging building used for athletics and academics. One of the antimicrobials...

Children who experience low levels of language learning stimulation beginning at three years of age are more likely to experience language delays by first grade and are three times more likely to develop depression by th...

An experimental cancer drug works differently than intended and shows significant promise for stopping melanoma and possibly other forms of cancer.

Researchers have identified risk factors which may help orthopaedic surgeons better predict a serious complication of bone fractures. Fracture nonunion may be increasing as more patients survive serious fractures.

"Promising" and "remarkable" are two words U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory scientist Javier Vela uses to describe recent research results on organolead mixed-halide perovskites.