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A study suggests that age is an important factor in the association between cancer and sugar-sweetened beverages and recommends that intervention programs to reduce consumption of added sugar be focused on lower socio-ec...

Kids who get alternative medicine treatments may not get their flu shots as recommended, new research shows.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has confirmed the need for a unique source of X-ray light that would produce beams up to 1,000 times brighter than are now possible at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's (Berkeley...

In the amphibian world, the axolotl is the replacement-parts king. This endangered Mexican salamander serves as its own NAPA store for lost body parts, able to fully regenerate limbs, tail, heart, spine and eyes -- makin...

Oral perceptions of coldness and carbonation help to reduce thirst, research shows. The findings could guide sensory approaches to increase fluid intake in populations at risk for dehydration, including the elderly, sold...

An international collaboration of government, university, and industry resources showed the promise of using RNA as a safe way to both make and modify induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs) from patient cells for clinica...

A Yosemite frog that lost 93 per cent of its habitat and was in decline for over a century has started recovering, raising hope for the survival of other amphibians, too

According to the American Cancer Society approximately 5.4 million basal and squamous cell skin cancers are diagnosed each year. Yet, the sun does contribute to the production of Vitamin D, which is necessary for bone he...

Two vaccines against Zika virus have successfully conveyed immunity from female mice to pups conceived weeks after the mother's vaccination.

For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that the success of delivery of drugs from nanoparticles can be quantified inside a cell.

More than 12,000 children are treated in emergency departments for home exercise equipment-related injuries in the United States each year, a new study shows. A majority of the injuries are from the hand getting stuck in...

Cranial neural crest cells -- which give rise to the bones and cartilage of the skull -- are vulnerable to Zika virus. The discovery, made by infecting in vitro cultures of human cells, offers a potential mechanism for h...

Researchers are hopeful of a cure for HIV after treating the first patient with a promising new treatment that could kill all traces of the virus. A partnership sparked by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR...

Recently, we looked at how exponential tech impacts sex and dating. In this post, we'll look at: Reproduction without sex Freezing your eggs to extend your reproductive timeline Designer babies Making babies without eggs...

People who have previously suffered from acne are likely to have longer telomeres (the protective repeated nucleotides found at the end of chromosomes) in their white blood cells, meaning their cells could be better prot...

Preventing the transmission of inherited genetic diseases, and increasing food production rates in farmed animals are two potential applications of genome editing technologies that require urgent ethical scrutiny, accord...

Being overweight is associated with decreased risk of breast cancer before menopause and increased risk after menopause, report scientists.

Human noroviruses are the leading cause of viral gastroenteritis. Worldwide, about 200,000 children under age 5 die from norovirus infections every year. As of yet, no vaccines or antiviral agents have been licensed to t...

For decades, warfarin was the only oral blood thinner available to reduce the risk of stroke for patients with atrial fibrillation. Warfarin use is cumbersome, because it requires ongoing blood test to monitor the effect...

Most survivors of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) decline physically in the five years after hospital discharge, and those at higher levels of risk of decline are older and had greater medical problems prior t...

It's the beginning of a story that draws you in, but it's the ending that leaves you lingering, forever connected to the characters. At least if it's a good story. The fairy tale of Rosetta and Philae, the first spacecra...

Undetected huge planets may have booted many of their smaller siblings, explaining why Kepler has seen so many wonky, single-planet systems