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Athletes who suffer life-threatening heat stroke should be cooled on site before they are taken to the hospital, according to a new article. The principle of 'cool first, transport second' differs from the usual practice...

To date, much has been stated about the promise of quantum computing for myriad of applications but there have been few examples of a quantum advantage for real-world problems of practical interest. This might change wit...

Earth microbes have shown they can withstand the environment on Enceladus. If alien life is similar, the methane we've found on Saturn's moon could be from life

Researchers have described how a signaling protein that normally suppresses tumors can be manipulated (or re-programmed) by growth factors, turning it into a driver of malignant growth and metastasis.

Researchers call for TBI screening for people entering the justice system. Previous studies have linked TBI to problems in self regulation, behavioral disorders and increased risk of criminality.

A new study reports specific genes are linked to differences in brain structure in children with ASD.

Medical researchers show that wearable sensors are not only able to identify groups of volunteers with similar patterns of daily activity, but can also predict various markers of risk for cardiovascular diseases such as ...

Targeting vaccine and other interventions to those in the vicinity of people with cholera could be an effective way to control cholera outbreaks, which can have devastating effects after disasters and in other emergency ...

For years, researchers have attempted to harness the full potential of gene therapy, a technique that inserts genes into a patient's cells to treat cancer and other diseases. However, inserting engineered DNA molecules i...

New evidence shows that adding calorie labels to menus and next to food in restaurants, coffee shops and cafeterias, could reduce the calories that people consume, although the quality of evidence is low.

Scientists have confirmed the existence of progenitor cells within the human pancreas that can be stimulated to develop into glucose-responsive beta cells. These significant findings open the door to developing regenerat...

Despite diverging a million years ago, chimps and bonobos use a very similar sign language, suggesting the meanings of their gestures may have a biological basis

Scientists have identified a single genetic change in Salmonella that is playing a key role in the devastating epidemic of bloodstream infections currently killing around 400,000 people each year in sub-Saharan Africa.

Can temperature drop below absolute zero? What happens then? Does it pop out at the other end of the thermometer like Pac-Man and become infinitely hot? Well, kind of, and the seemingly wacky concept is actually surprisi...

Could your pee reveal your youth?

Researchers investigate the evolutionary development of psilocybin in some mushrooms. They conclude mushrooms may have evolved to be hallucinogenic to lower the odds of being eaten by insects.

Everyone knows that in advertising sex sells, and it turns out that sex-themed adverts even work on rhesus macaques

Everyone knows that in advertising sex sells, and it turns out that sex-themed adverts even work on rhesus macaques

A new mouse study reveals two different strains of influenza cause changes to both the function and structure of the hippocampus that can last for one month post infection.

An AI found a bug in the Atari game Q*bert and exploited it to quickly score a million points. It used self-destruction as a winning strategy too

A new study reveals CBD oil may help to reduce, or even eliminate seizures, in those with epilepsy.

Researchers have identified 50 new gene regions they say increase the risk of developing schizophrenia.