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The APOE gene is a promising target for therapeutic approaches to Alzheimer's, says a researcher, describing new work.

Advances in molecular biology and computer science around the world soon may lead to a three-dimensional computer model of a cell, the fundamental unit of life, outlines a new report. According to the authors, the develo...

An environmentally friendly technology to zap outbreak-causing viruses and bacteria from public drinking water has been developed by scientists. The protein-based photocatalyst uses light to generate hydrogen peroxide to...

A virtual reality gaming system specially developed for young patients is making procedures involving needles less painful for children and less stressful for parents.

In a new study, scientists have discovered that early marijuana use may result in abnormal brain function and lower IQ.

Distant galaxies, black holes, exotics worlds...these are not just the stuff of science fiction; they are also the stuff that makes up our reality. Our quest to understand the universe is thrilling, challenging, and ofte...

Findings by cancer researchers shed light on why treated cancers recur. The discovery could provide the key for reducing recurrence, and allow anti-cancer drugs to do their intended work.

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded today to Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir James Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L. Feringa for the design and synthesis of molecular machines.     --

Marrying advanced math with standard blood-sugar tests, scientists have devised a more accurate way to measure three-month average blood sugar levels in people with diabetes. The new model offers a more precise alternati...

A seasonal bounty of food brings together an unusual menagerie of species all gathering under the trees where starlings nest in tropical Australia

Kim Jong-un may soon be able to hit his neighbours, and even the continental US, with Hiroshima-sized nuclear weapons. It's time to make sure he doesn't hit the button

Ice was mysteriously found below the crater of Hawaii's Mauna Kea 50 years ago, but was soon forgotten. Alice Klein joins a search for clues to ice on Mars

Scientists have cracked the biggest obstacle to using "antisense" therapies that have the potential to treat several disorders including Huntington's and Alzheimer's

Maximum lifespan is not rising in step with average lifespan. It could be that the human body has innate limits that prevent most getting any older than 115

Perhaps rather than mourning the loss of little-used languages, we should embrace changes that help people communicate more widely

What if everyone carried a tiny 3D printer? A new project imagines what that world would look like -- and asks people to try making household objects on the run

Areas with more women than men paradoxically see more violent crime, so putting more men in jail could fuel the fire law-makers are trying to put out

An AI system that uses the unique contours of a shark's dorsal fin as a biometric could help keep tabs on them as they move around the world

A new study suggests that it may not be possible to extend the human life span beyond the ages already attained by the oldest people on record.

Have you ever wondered why our hands have exactly five fingers? Scientists have uncovered a part of this mystery, and their remarkable discovery is outlined in a new report.

In Texas today, aerospace firm Blue Origins successfully tested an in-flight escape system, designed to carry future space tourists to safety in an emergency.

The fossil-fuel industry has been massively underestimating its methane emissions, but they're not behind a recent global spike in these emissions