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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.

Positive stimulation helps boost inherited intelligence in young children, researchers report.

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.

Researchers report specialized cognitive training can help make the brain more energy efficient as we age.

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.

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

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

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

Curcumin, a substance found in turmeric, improves both mood and memory in people with mild, age related memory loss, researchers report.

Infants who pay little attention to synchronous sights and sounds could have an elevated risk of being diagnosed with autism, researchers report.

Sandia National Laboratories is developing specialized computer modeling and simulation methods to better understand how blasts on a battlefield could lead to traumatic brain injury and injuries to vital organs, like the...

The Australian government has pledged millions of dollars in extra funding to protect the Great Barrier Reef, but none of it will go to tackling the biggest threat

Every powerful X-ray pulse produced for experiments at a next-generation laser project, now under construction, will start with a "spark" - a burst of electrons emitted when a pulse of ultraviolet light strikes a 1-milli...

Drinking probiotic-rich milk during pregnancy may decrease a woman's risk of developing two pregnancy-related problems, a new study from Norway suggests.

A 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Kodiak, Alaska, this morning. A tsunami warning is in effect for parts of Alaska and British Columbia, Canada.