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Patients who receive cardiac positron emission testing (PET) imaging instead of single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) scan experienced a significant increase in the detection of severe obstructive coronary a...

Researchers have identified a molecule that appears to play a vital role in long term memory formation.

According to researchers, older adults who exercised for most of their lives showed signs of slowed down aging. The study reports those who actively cycled into older age had lower cholesterol levels and better immune sy...

A new study reveals being exposed to those who are stressed can alter our brains on a cellular level.

A new 3D imaging method allows researchers to measure brain growth and folding patterns in a baby's brain during the third trimester of pregnancy.

Researchers report reduced connectivity between the thalamus and prefrontal cortex may be a common feature in those with Schizophrenia.

Throw a needle through a pane of glass, and it will break. At least, it will break if you throw it with the strength and precision of Feng Fei.

This Sunday marks the 100th anniversary of daylight saving time (DST), and what better way to celebrate than by losing an hour of sleep in the morning and gaining an hour of sunlight in the evening.

Exoplanet hunters are moving beyond simply finding new planets into trying to know what they look like and whether there's surface or subsurface activity. --

High-altitude areas -- particularly the US intermountain states -- have increased rates of suicide and depression, suggests a review of research evidence in the Harvard Review of Psychiatry. The journal is published by W...

In a collaborative study using a mouse model, researchers have found mechanistic links between older stored red blood cell transfusions and subsequent bacterial pneumonia. This may reveal new approaches to improve safety...

A researcher uses a machine aptly labeled Helios to create a sort of 'Instagram' of a person's immune system. The work looks at the prediction of response to immunotherapy in melanoma patients.

The absence of TTP, a protein critical to the control of inflammation, may lead to rapid and severe bone loss, according to a new study.