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Archaeologists revealed a fortified gatehouse and donkey stables at a biblical-era copper mining camp in southern Israel.

A computer algorithm for analyzing time-lapse biological images could make it easier for scientists and clinicians to find and track multiple molecules in living organisms, outlines a new report. The technique developed ...

A clever new tuberculosis vaccine has shown promise in trials in mice. If it succeeds, it will be the first new TB vaccine in a century. With the rise of multidrug resistant tuberculosis, the difficulty of curing the dis...

A new study establishes the prevalence and type of health care-associated infections (HAIs) in children in Europe and describes risk factors for infection in this population.

Fresh, clean water coming directly from the tap is a true luxury. In developing countries, people often have no choice but to use a contaminated river for drinking water. Water filters can help by quickly converting poll...

A study shows that a certain intervention called testimony therapy plus ceremony reduced symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depression among Khmer Rouge torture survivors from across Cambodia.

Older adults who experience good cardiac fitness may be also keeping their brains in good shape as well. In what is believed to be the first study of its kind, older adults who scored high on cardiorespiratory fitness (C...

Worldwide, an estimated 119,000 children are born with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) each year, a new study shows. The study provides the first-ever estimates of the proportion of women who drink during pregnancy, as well...

Talking or texting on a cell phone during exercise will lower the intensity of a workout and also affect balance, new research shows.

New research outlined in a report stems from one of the largest studies on young children with ASD as they transition into school.

Scientists have found new areas of genetic influence for body fat distribution, in multiethnic study, outlines a new report.

A group known for making music with everyday objects recently got their hands on some extraordinary props. CERN, home to the Large Hadron Collider, is known for high-speed, high-energy feats of coordination, so it's only...

A lithium-ion battery with its own mini fire extinguisher that releases its contents if it gets too hot could stop phones and laptops bursting into flames

Personal and social goals may be effective in motivating older adults to exercise, according to a new study.

Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is the most common adult muscular dystrophy, and many patients with DM1 suffer from various sleep and respiratory disorders. In a new study, researchers found that because there is wide ra...

The ants' unusual trick lets them snack on seeds that are too big from them to crack. They just let the seeds crack themselves

The quest for the fountain of youth is as ancient as humanity itself. Now, it appears scientists may have found the source. Using a process designed to "reprogram" normal adult cells into pluripotent stem cells--cells th...

A multiregional brain-on-a-chip that models the connectivity between three distinct regions of the brain has been revealed by researchers. The in vitro model was used to extensively characterize the differences between n...

Scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding how valuable anti-cancer compounds are produced in the Madagascar Periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus).

There are more pairs of stars than solo stars in our galaxy, but fewer pairs host planets. Now we have an idea why: they rip them to shreds

Fossilized bones riddled with enormous shark bite marks reveal the mega shark's main prey and why Megalodon went extinct.

Just 20 minutes of exercise may help fight inflammation in the body, a new study suggests.