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A letter penned by legendary physicist Albert Einstein discussing one of his groundbreaking theories sold in Jerusalem Tuesday for over $100,000 as part of trove of documents that went under the hammer.

Medical researchers recently concluded a study of more than 22 million patients that suggests a strong connection between Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and the development of heart disease and heart attacks.

Whether you pick low-carb, low fat or another diet plan, scientific research indicates each can help some people achieve modest long-term weight loss with potential improvement in health risks, according to a statement o...

Researchers have identified a crucial link in the process of how plants regulate their antiviral responses.

National Society of Black Physicists President Renée Horton talks with Symmetry about finding a place to belong in physics. Recognized as gifted but frustrated by a hearing condition she did not yet understand, Renée H...

On average, about 8 million acres of land burns each year from wildfires. Big fires can reduce forests and grasslands to ash and can destroy homes and lives. Sadly, up to 90 percent of wildland fires in the United States...

Inviting men with no symptoms to a one-off PSA test for prostate cancer does not save lives according to results from a large prostate cancer trial conducted over 10 years.

The NHS Health Check program is estimated to prevent around 300 premature deaths and results in more people living free of cardiovascular disease in England each year, according to a new study. Feasible changes in the de...

A mosquito's ability to replicate and transmit a virus depends on the metabolic environment of tissues in its midgut: the primary site of infection. By targeting the sphingolipid pathway, which links together several pat...

Researchers have long known that RNA viruses called coronaviruses cause the common cold and pneumonia. In the last two decades or so, though, researchers have found that these viruses can jump between animal and human ho...

If you've ever wondered how strenuous exercise translates into better endurance, researchers may now have your answer. Scientists have shown that the protein ERR? (ERR gamma) helps deliver many of the benefits associated...

It is the pancreatic islets that have the overall responsibility for maintaining normal blood glucose levels in our bodies, according to a new study. The findings have important implications for certain diabetes treatmen...

Medical researchers have identified novel biomarkers of risk for future dementia.

For Albert Einstein, it turns out the law of attraction was relative.

A United Kingdom-based researcher claims he's seen evidence of ancient animal tracks on Mars, but don't get too excited. The features he's talking about are widely documented by NASA as interesting crystal shapes that li...

Two massive colonies of Adélie penguins have been discovered on the Danger Islands off the coast of Antarctica, bringing the global population to 8 million

According to a new PNAS study, two areas of the brain are responsible for fear processing.

Researchers have discovered 250 new genes involved in brain aging, including Dbx2 which may prematurely age stem cells.

Researchers have created a new platform with the potential to extract tiny circulating biomarkers of disease from patient blood. This simple, fast and convenient technique could help realize liquid biopsy diagnostics -- ...

Calcium ions enable cells to communicate with one another, allowing neurons to interact, muscles to contract, and the heart's muscle cells to synchronize and beat. To better understand these processes, researchers often ...

People with major depressive disorder (MDD) feel more negative emotion when remembering painful experiences than people without the disorder, according to a new study. The study reports that people with MDD were able to ...

Young children in six low- and middle-income countries prefer junk foods over traditional and home cooked meals, according to a new study. Researchers investigated the links between marketing and media exposure and the p...