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An inhibitor of the 20-HETE chemical has been used to successfully control the spread and growth of human glioblastoma and breast cancer in lab models of the diseases, researchers report.

(VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland) VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland studied the energy consumption of indoor swimming pools and practice indoor ice rinks, and use of solar power in them.

A new study has found that 5- to 6-year-olds view people's environments, not their skin color, as the most important determinant of their behavior and psychological characteristics. These findings contradict the idea tha...

A new study reports researchers have identified a possible new avenue for treating Parkinson's symptoms and neuropathology. Clearing senescent astrocytes appears to help prevent sporadic versions of the disease triggered...

Synchrony between the default mode network and executive control network appear to play an important role in creativity, Harvard researchers report.

Max Planck Institute researchers report deaf children who receive cochlear implants are better at learning words when introduced to spoken word than children with normal hearing.

A new study of the amygdala maps diverse and distinct, dynamic areas where feelings are assigned to experiences.

None of the private space firms racing to put a rover on the moon will be ready to launch by March, so the $30 million Google Lunar X Prize will go unclaimed

Researchers have mapped pathways in the A25 region of the prefrontal cortex. The brain region is implicated in emotion and memory processes.

Scientists are using cutting-edge machine-learning techniques to analyze physics data. Particle physics and machine learning have long been intertwined. One of the earliest examples of this relationship dates back to the...

UCL researchers report epilepsy is associated with gray matter differences in thickness and volume in several brain regions.

Machine learning can predict, with significant accuracy, whether a person is a musician or not, based on fMRI data collected while subjects listened to music.

Each year many deaf children get a cochlear implant to connect to the world of sounds. So far, it was not clear which processes take place in these children when they start to learn language - and why they differ in the ...

If you suffer from musophobia, a fear of rodents, this would be a scene out of your worst nightmare.

Researchers have identified unique epigenetic signatures for nine neurodevelopmental disorders lending to a better method of diagnosis for disorders with much clinical overlap. The epigenetic signatures were developed th...

Researchers have developed a new way to capture the detailed biomechanical properties of heart tissue. The high-resolution optical technique fills an important technology gap necessary to develop and test therapies that ...

Forensic researchers have found a more accurate way to assess an individual's age at death, based on the bone mineral density of the femur. The technique could be used to help identify human remains.

A team of scientists has developed a microfluidic device that mimics the human blood-retinal barrier. It enables to test molecules in vitro and to study diseases such as diabetic retinopathy.

A drug tested in mice tricks the womb into thinking there is low oxygen, which promotes healing and prevents excessive bleeding during menstruation

A killer was lurking inside the rare saiga antelope.

The age of fossil fuels is coming to an end, and the age of renewable energy has dawned--or, it will be dawning soon. In 2014 the World Bank estimated that over 80 percent of the world's energy came from fossil fuels. Th...

I'm one of the growing number of users cynical about social networks such as Facebook. But there are upsides to all this digital doubt, says Lara Williams