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In "Are Numbers Real?," author Brian Clegg explores the way that math has become more and more detached from reality, and yet despite this is driving the development of modern physics.

People with schizophrenia who have difficulty hearing subtle changes in pitch may be helped with auditory training exercises and a drug that targets NMDA receptors in the brain, report researchers.

As the Zika epidemic spreads to the United States, the potential for contracting the disease via blood transfusion has emerged as a serious concern. The problem of transfusion-related Zika virus transmission--and recomme...

A novel route for non-covalent protein modification has now been tested, and results reveal a new way to improve the stability of common protein drugs and extend shelf-life.

Researchers have developed a chemical tool to control inflammation that is activated by ultraviolet (UV) light.

They sniff out drugs, cadavers, missing people, explosives, and even cancer. Dogs are more than man's best friend, they are some of the best chemical detectors in existence. They are so good that by modifying a commercia...

What are the characteristics of the way you say, "hello," (or anything else for that matter) that makes you recognizable over the phone? Despite the increasing amount of literature on personal voice quality, very little ...

The life cycle of stars comes full circle in a new photo taken by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Smithsonian's Submillimeter Array (SMA), which may reveal new clues for studying star evolution.

A new U.S. survey looks at the rate of diabetes in each state.

Diabetes is on the rise in the United States, and a new poll looks at where the disease is most and least common.

South American spider males are the only known solitary spider to engage in paternal care.

Putting aside the dramatic loss of the Schiaparelli lander in October and concerns about cost, ESA member states voted to go ahead with the next part of the life-hunting ExoMars mission

Sodium thiosulfate prevents cisplatin-induced hearing loss in children and adolescents with cancer, investigators have determined.

CT scans of "Lucy," a human ancestor that lived 3 million years ago, reveal evidence in the structure of her bones that suggests she climbed trees as well as a walked on the ground.

A gas cloud "Little Friend" that is likely forming a new star has been observed in x-rays by the Chandra X-ray Observatory. It was determined to be a small, dense, and very cold cloud, which are the features of a Bok glo...

Researchers found how aspartame could be linked with a condition called metabolic syndrome.

About 20 percent of youth in the United States live with a mental health condition, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. That's the bad news. The good news is that mental health professionals have smarte...

Pregnant women who take a specific type of antidepressant in early pregnancy have a small but significantly greater risk of having babies with major congenital anomalies (sometimes referred to as birth defects) or stillb...

A new device that could revolutionize the delivery of medicine to treat cancer as well as a host of other diseases and ailments has been outlined in a new report.

Hospitals in which the administration of epinephrine to patients whose hearts have stopped is delayed beyond five minutes have significantly lower survival rates of those patients, a new study.

A woman developed life-threatening symptoms after her attempt to use an herbal remedy for insomnia went awry.

Too little sleep takes a toll on your heart, according to a new study.