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Researchers at the University of Sydney have applied quantum techniques to understanding the electrolysis of water, which is the application of an electric current to H2O to produce the constituent elements hydrogen and ...

With antibiotic resistance on the rise, bacterial contamination of food is becoming more problematic. Now in a study, scientists report that they have developed an antibacterial 'sugar-glass' coating in which viruses tha...

Any aliens building around Tabby's star would have to be thinking very big.

(Queen Mary University of London) A Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) spin out company has received investment to commercialize a new material technology which would both drastically cut energy use and increase the ...

The animals were as good as humans at recognising mugshots of the same celebs from different angles, showing sophisticated brain processing of imagery

Nice primaries, dahling CHARLES DARWIN was fascinated by bird communication. In "The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex" he devoted equal space to both the sorts of sounds that emerge from birds' beaks and t...

MALCOLM X, an American political activist, described the media as the most powerful entity on Earth, "because they control the minds of the masses". Some journalists may find this proposition flattering, but though those...

An analysis of the medical records of patients treated at Massachusetts General Hospital for an often-mysterious condition involving damage to small nerve fibers supports the hypothesis that some cases are caused by auto...

Genes linked to schizophrenia in psychiatric patients suffering from bipolar disorder are the reason why such patients don't respond to the "gold standard" treatment for bipolar -- the drug lithium -- according to intern...

Their findings reveal that killer cells act methodically, shooting deadly enzymes into bacteria to 'program' a complete internal breakdown and cell death.

Just as flu season swings into full gear, researchers have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism by which the human immune system tries to battle the influenza A virus. The discovery sheds new light on how the virus -...

A medical team has successfully treated a child suffering from extensive skin damage using transplants derived from genetically modified stem cells. The boy is a so-called butterfly child: he suffers from epidermolysis b...

More mental health providers may want to take a closer look at including exercise in their patients' treatment plans, a new study suggests. Researchers asked 295 patients receiving treatment at a mental health clinic whe...

Researchers investigating ways to deliver high doses of cancer-killing drugs inside tumors have shown they can use a laser and light-activated gold nanoparticles to remotely trigger the release of FDA-approved cancer dru...

Particle physicist Pauline Gagnon will discuss the importance of fundamental research to society during a live Webcast tonight at 7 P.M. Eastern time --

Burn injuries sustained during the day take an average of 11 days less to heal than night-time burns

A new program is showing that connecting patients to addiction treatment when they are hospitalized for other conditions can be a powerful tool in closing a gap in addiction treatment.

Researchers have created the first mathematical model that can predict how a cancer patient will benefit from certain immunotherapies, according to a study.

An enzyme that is responsible for the breakdown of specific amino acids in food plays a key role in the development of leukemias and brain cancer, scientists have now reported. The researchers have hence discovered a sur...

Human cells have a way of detecting and mending DNA damage caused by some common chemotherapy drugs, according to a new study. The findings could have important implications for treating cancer.

The unique architecture of star-shaped brain cells called astrocytes plays a key role in regulating the development and function of neural synapses in the brain, says new research. The findings indicate that astrocyte dy...

Chronic inflammation is known to drive many cancers, especially liver cancer. Researchers have long thought that's because inflammation directly affects cancer cells, stimulating their division and protecting them from d...