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It is one of the top 10 deadliest diseases in the United States, and it cannot be cured or prevented. But new studies are finding ways to diagnose Alzheimer's disease in its earliest stages, while some of the latest rese...

A team of Irish scientists has discovered that applying pressure to a protein found in egg whites and tears can generate electricity. The researchers from the Bernal Institute, University of Limerick (UL), Ireland, obser...

(Tokyo Institute of Technology) Researchers from Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) have discovered superconductivity in thin films of titanium oxide (Ti4O7) and gamma-phase trititanium pentoxide (γ-Ti3O5). The ...

Researchers studying combinations of drugs against HIV have discovered why certain drugs sometimes act synergistically but sometimes do not.

The gene editing method called CRISPR-Cas9 has been used to disrupt a mutant gene that is responsible for some forms of glaucoma, one of the most common causes of irreversible blindness.

Simulations detail the mechanisms of kinesins that carry cargo inside cells. Scientists have determined the motor proteins respond best to strong forces and hardly at all to weak ones, even those applied by motors attach...

The vast majority of Americans are having positive experiences with the health care system, but 21 percent of adults report having personally experienced a medical error, according to a new national survey. The survey fu...

Being under stress diminishes our abilities to predict new dangers that we face, a team of psychology researchers has found. Its work runs counter to the conventional view that stress enhances our ability to detect and a...

A new study of more than 704,000 people who arrived alive at a United States emergency room for treatment of a firearm-related injury between 2006 and 2014 finds decreasing incidence of such injury in some age groups, in...

Users of statins, widely prescribed for prevention of cardiac disease, have a 27% lower risk of contracting a Staphylococcus aureus (S aureus) bloodstream infection outside of a hospital, according to a new study. Resear...

Two major studies argue that life arose on Earth very soon after it formed, but both have already come in for heavy criticism

It's here, ladies and gentlemen! The biggest week of the year for the recognition of "boons to mankind"--the annual announcement of the Nobel prizes--kicked off today with the awarding of the medal for physiology/medicin...

Skipping breakfast is associated with an increased risk of atherosclerosis, or the hardening and narrowing of arteries due to a build-up of plaque, according to research.

Ten to 25 percent of human embryos contain the wrong number of chromosomes, resulting in miscarriage or birth defects such as Down syndrome. The incidence of these errors rises dramatically as women age. Two recent studi...

Researchers used mice to study regulatory mechanisms in the immune system that prevent autoimmune disease. Using an influenza infection model in mice, they have found that a particular population of immune cells develope...

Several artificial tissues manufactured at University College London were not produced to accepted quality standards but were transplanted into people

A group of children is aiming to take 47 nations to court over links between climate change and forest fires. Science is on their side, says Richard Schiffman

Some bottlenose dolphins cooperate with Brazilian fishers, probably for mutual benefit, and these animals don't whistle like others in their group

The dwarf planet Ceres is dappled with mysterious bright splotches. Their make-up varies with location, but they may all come from the same process

Forget editing embryos. We're nearly ready to use CRISPR to change DNA inside our own bodies to treat many disorders, from hepatitis B to muscular dystrophy

The mystery of how water on Mars lasted for millions of years may come down to methane explosions that warmed the planet enough to melt ice and make rivers flow

The weather forecast for the coastal city of Tampico Mexico on Sept. 28 may have called for light rain; instead, it got light rain with a side of fish.