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Dentist-turned-artist Kuang-Yi Ku wants to change the way we think about medicine - and our mouths - with custom sex prosthetics. Frank Swain tried it out

A computer scientist has developed a way to coax cells to do natural things under unnatural circumstances, which could be useful for stem cell research, gene therapy and biofuel production. A research team has designed a...

Investigators are shedding light on how the success of such microbiome treatments may be affected by genetics of the individual or animal being treated.

For the first time, scientists have prevented urinary tract infections in mice by vaccinating them with tiny molecules that UTI bacteria usually use to grab iron from their host and fuel the growth of bacteria in the bla...

Outbreaks of the mosquito-borne disease chikungunya appear to be driven by infections centered in and around the home, with women significantly more likely to become ill, suggests new research.

Patients who undergo minimally invasive heart valve replacement, known as TAVR, sometimes develop heart rhythm problems that necessitate placement of a permanent pacemaker. However, when a pacemaker is needed soon after ...

Is it possible to stop the ticking of time, and what might it mean if we could? It's a question many will have pondered and now there is an answer -- thanks to the humble fruit fly.

A new technique to cheaply and rapidly create sets of DNA fragments that include all possible genetic variants will help scientists distinguish between genetic variants linked to disease and those that are innocuous, say...

Even after a year on a gluten-free diet, nearly 20 percent of children with celiac disease continue to have intestinal abnormalities (enteropathy) on repeat biopsies, reports a study.

If you think this election is insane, wait until 2020. I want you to imagine how, in four years' time, technologies like AI, machine learning, sensors and networks will accelerate. Political campaigns are about to get hy...

Recent cyber-attacks have left many people convinced that there is no real way to keep anything secret, at least not anything connected to the grid. You can strengthen your passwords and antivirus protection, but if the ...

Many people experience a tingly feeling called autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) when they watch whispery videos. For some, the effect is wearing off

New research may hold a clue to curtailing the feared side effect of cancer patients receiving radiation therapy being at high risk of losing bone density and suffering from broken bones within the radiation field during...

While employee salaries and wages can account for up to 80 percent of the total operating budget in health care organizations, human resources departments in many U.S. hospitals still rely on traditional, bureaucratic HR...

A new blood test that identifies with greater than 90 per cent certainty whether or not an adolescent athlete has suffered a concussion has been developed by a team of researchers.

A set of immune proteins has been discovered that facilitate long-lasting immunity against malaria. In a new study, researchers report that elevated production of specific proteins regulating the immune system within 24 ...

A new method to broadly assess cell communication networks has been identified by a multi-institution academic-industrial partnership of researchers. The work will help clinicians identify disease-specific network anomal...

A new botnet hacks the internet of things for a novel end: making social media accounts to sell as followers to people desperate for online popularity

Birgitta Jónsdóttir, leader of the Icelandic Pirate Party, says privacy is more important than we realise, and wants to give more power to the people

Guidelines saying that mums should breastfeed exclusively for the first six months mean hospitals aren't storing formula - which could be making babies ill

Imagine one day walking into a gorgeous structure--like LA's famous Walt Disney Concert Hall--only to discover it was designed by a computer system and constructed by automated robotic arms. Ai Build, a London-based star...

The eyesight of older bonobos appears to deteriorate at almost the same rate as in humans, implying that it's a natural process, not lifestyle-related