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(Georgia Institute of Technology) A team of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology has developed a way to use 3-D printers to create objects capable of expanding dramatically that could someday be used in a...

Rob Spence, a documentary filmmaker in Canada, has a prosthetic eye fitted with a camera, and calls himself the Eyeborg.

Earth and its parent galaxy, the Milky Way, exist in a cosmic desert -- a region of space largely lacking other galaxies, stars and planets.

46% of patients who are diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in Sweden live alone in their homes, in particular older women, researchers report.

Being able to quiet active neutrophils with a dual-beam laser could lead to new treatments for lung injury, report investigators.

The nuclear receptor REV-ERB plays a key role in muscle regeneration, suggesting the receptor may be a good target for new drugs to treat a variety of muscle disorders and injuries.

College students attending an Oregon university are using more marijuana now that the drug is legal for recreational use, but the increase is largely among students who also report recent heavy use of alcohol, a new stud...

For those with posttraumatic stress disorder, risky and harmful behaviors could lead to more trauma and, in turn, worse PSTD symptoms over time, research concludes.

New research could make treatment for gastrointestinal cancers safer, outlines a new report.

A new rational drug design technique that uses a powerful computer algorithm to identify molecules that target different receptor sites on key cellular proteins could provide a new weapon in the battle against antibiotic...

Use of statins may speed up the onset of Parkinson's disease symptoms in people who are susceptible to the disease, according to researchers.

Animal behaviour experts have developed a new tool which can be used to predict a young dog's likelihood of successfully completing guide dog training.

Concentrated broccoli sprout extract may help type 2 diabetes patients manage their blood sugar, according to a new study.

A self-adjusting system uses a concept called parity-time symmetry to still charge your gadget even when it's moving around

Exotic plants escaping from tourist lodges are invading and displacing the grasses on which millions of large, wild animals depend for food in East Africa

Janet Lai Chang is one of many people experimenting with taking small amounts of psychedelic drugs to improve her mood and performance. She told us about her experience

Pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP has been added to the WHO's list of essential medicines, highlighting England's failure to provide the drug to those most at risk

US law enforcement officials have been warned of the dangers of encountering fentanyl, following the collapse of a police officer who brushed the drug off his shirt

People are increasingly taking daily, low doses of illegal psychedelic drugs to up their game at work and improve their mood. Will we all be doing it one day?

Understanding the relationship between previously unseen objects is a key part of human intelligence, but a new system from DeepMind attempts to give AI the skill

Bots may soon be able to book a holiday for you or help you buy or sell your house

By developing a new approach to imaging and manipulating particular groups of neurons in the mouse brain, scientists have identified a pathway by which neurons that drive hunger influence distant neurons involved in the ...