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Major websites all over the world use a system called CAPTCHA to verify that someone is indeed a human and not a bot when entering data or signing into an account. CAPTCHA stands for the "Completely Automated Public Turi...

The surface of every cell contains receptors that react to external signals similar to a 'gate'. In this way, the cells of the innate immune system can differentiate between friend and foe partly through their 'toll-like...

Researchers have developed a new drug screening technique that could lead to the rapid and accurate identification of fentanyl, as well as a vast number of other drugs of abuse, which up until now have been difficult to ...

Study shows how the body recognizes when a harmless fungus in the mouth becomes a disease-causing infection.

Can environmental toxins disrupt circadian rhythms -- the biological 'clock' whose disturbance is linked to chronic inflammation and a host of human disorders? Research showing a link between circadian disruption and pla...

Scientists found that inhibiting a regulatory protein alters the intricate signaling chemistry that is responsible for many of the disease's symptoms. The findings provide a path to possible therapeutics for disorders as...

A drug used to treat malaria does not, after all, create new insulin-producing cells, according to a new article.

New research has shown for the first time that mature monocytes (a specific type of white blood cell) express the CXCR7 receptor on their surface. This receptor may be a therapeutic target for controlling inflammation in...

Colon cancer, Crohn's, and other diseases of the gut could be better treated -- or even prevented -- thanks to a new link between inflammation and a common cellular process.

Using a combination of LEDs, electrodes and smelly gas, the Vocktail can simulate a variety of flavours to create digital drinks

A lethal heatwave that struck Argentina in 2013 was made more likely by climate change - and greenhouse gases from Europe and the US played the biggest role

Emergency services need to be able to pinpoint a caller's location in high-rise buildings - your phone's barometer could automatically tell them where you are

The orangutan lives on Sumatra, south of a lake in the caldera of a supervolcano. There are fewer than 800 individuals in the population, researchers say.

Too low a level of a hormone in the blood which protects against stress may be the cause of epilepsy-like seizures which doctors had otherwise believed had solely psychological causes. New research results may help to im...

New survey results show more frequent detections and geographical dispersion of LA-MRSA in humans in the EU/EEA since 2007, and highlight the public health and veterinary importance of LA-MRSA as a 'One Health' issue. Th...

Developing a universal flu vaccine that would protect against all seasonal and pandemic strains of the virus is no easy task, and new research suggests that one of the most promising strategies -- creating a vaccine that...

Scientists have used a powerful microscopy technique to discover new connections in the memory and learning center of the Drosophila brain.

A special laser system is able to induce billions of gold nanoparticles to behave as one. The research exploits this unique feature for applications in biomedicine and photonics, from tumor treatments to energy productio...

The obesity epidemic is resulting in a higher risk of knee dislocations as well as serious vascular injuries and higher treatment costs, a new national study finds.

The CALET Cosmic Ray experiment, led by Professor Shoji Torii from Waseda University in Japan, along with collaborators from LSU and other researchers in the U.S. and abroad, have successfully carried out the high-precis...

At last, Louis Theroux's Talking to Anorexia documentary offered a rare, nuanced take on one of the deadliest mental illnesses, says Lara Williams

Cells from people with chronic fatigue syndrome fail to meet even modest energy demands, adding to evidence that the disease is physiological, not psychological