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Arming UK police with a new breed of taser must go hand in hand with greater efforts to address fears over safety and misuse, says David Hambling

A team of scientists has uncovered details of the cellular mechanisms that control the direct programming of stem cells into motor neurons.

The violence that women in disadvantaged neighborhoods experience and witness can result in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and full diagnoses, according to a new study that examined a disadvantaged Chicag...

Starting in 1993 and ending in 2001, ten academic medical centers in the United States screened 76,685 men and 78,216 women for prostate, lung, colorectal and ovarian cancers. The question was whether yearly screening co...

Patients with depression can be categorized into four unique subtypes defined by distinct patterns of abnormal connectivity in the brain, according to new research.

Researchers have identified a common mechanism underlying separate forms of dystonia, a family of brain disorders that cause involuntary, debilitating and often painful movements, including twists and turns of different ...

Self-harm was the leading cause of pregnancy-associated deaths in Colorado from 2004 to 2014, ahead of car crashes, medical conditions and homicide, according to researchers.

Researchers have discovered a protein that inhibits biofilms of a bacterium responsible for many cystic fibrosis infections.

A meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) has identified six loci or regions of the human genome that are significantly linked to personality traits, report researchers. The findings also show correlation...

Researchers have made a major discovery about how cells control when to divide -- representing a step forward in scientists' understanding of one of the most fundamental processes of life.

New genetic research suggests that smallpox, a pathogen that caused millions of deaths worldwide, may not be an ancient disease but a much more modern killer that went on to become the first human disease eradicated by v...

Scientists are inspecting what's deposited on infant diapers for clues about antibiotic resistance.

Genome sequencing reveals how killifish evolved to thrive in extremely polluted estuaries in the US in well under 60 years

Just like in normal road traffic, crossings are indispensable in optical signal processing. In order to avoid collisions, a clear traffic rule is required. A new method has now been developed at TU Wien to provide such a...

An international team of scientists has succeeded in making further improvements to the lifetime of superconducting quantum circuits. An important prerequisite for the realization of high-performance quantum computers is...

Meet Salto, a cute robot with unprecedented jumping skills. Don't be fooled, though--Salto is more than a fun experiment and something most kids (ok, and adults) would like to own. He's an incarnation of new research tha...

What have scientists learned in five years of studying cosmic rays with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer experiment? On May 19, 2011, astronauts used a remote-controlled robotic arm to attach a nearly 17,000-pound payload...

Battery researchers seeking improved electrode materials have focused on "tunneled" structures that make it easier for charge-carrying ions to move in and out of the electrode. Now a team led by a researcher at the Unive...

Around these parts we know the future comes at you fast. Welcome to the new Singularity Hub. Whether you're looking at us on a desktop or mobile device, you've probably already noticed things look different. We've shifte...

New research revealed contrasting roles for the SNAP23 protein in pancreatic secretion of digestive enzymes and hormones such as insulin. Inhibiting SNAP23 with a potential new diabetes drug enabled an alternative relate...

The honeybee can form complex memories through processes much like those happening in human brains. This study shows that DNA methylation is one molecular mechanism that regulates memory specificity and re-learning, and ...

Researchers have come closer to answering the question of how the brain defends itself against viral infections. In the long term, the discovery may turn out to be very important for the treatment of diseases of the brai...