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Physicists at experiment in Italy continue to see a data fluctuation that they say represents dark matter—but the mystery deepens --

A team of forensic scientists has managed to extract DNA from a 4,000-year-old mummy, and their finding has solved a century-old mystery of its ransacked tomb.

Earthquakes, cyclones, floods... The deadliest natural disasters have a combined estimated death toll of nearly 10 million people.

A Zika vaccine could have a substantial effect on mitigating and preventing future Zika virus outbreaks. Through a combination of direct protection and indirect reduction of transmissions, virtual elimination is achievab...

The composition of bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract may hold clues to help predict which cancer patients are most apt to benefit from the personalized cellular therapies that have shown unprecedented promise in the...

Cats deaf from an early age have increased outgoing connections from the auditory cortex to a midbrain region responsible for directing the animal to a particular location in its environment. The study is the first to ex...

Viruses have a very limited set of genes and therefore must use the cellular machineries of their hosts for most parts of their growth. A new study has discovered a specific host protein that many viruses use for their t...

One frequently proclaimed advantage of single-payer health care is its potential to reduce administrative costs, but new research calls that assumption into question.

Hospital payment experiment in Maryland failed to deliver on the promise of shifting care from hospitals toward less expensive outpatient and primary care settings. Researchers say that weak incentives for physicians may...

A penetrating injury from shrapnel is a serious obstacle in overcoming battlefield wounds that can ultimately lead to death. Given the high mortality rates due to hemorrhaging, there is an unmet need to quickly self-admi...

Rising drug prices have gotten a lot of attention lately, but the actual cost of prescription medications is more than just the bill. Researchers estimate that illness and death resulting from non-optimized medication th...

Researchers have developed a new imaging agent, which uses PET scans to target receptors neurons implicated in memory and learning.

Researchers report within the first weeks of life, deaf cats have reduced connections between the anterior ectosylvian sulcus and the superior colliculus. However, deaf cats have increased connections from other auditory...

The vast majority of genetic mutations associated with cancer occur in non-coding regions of the genome, yet it's unclear how they may influence tumor development or growth. Researchers have identified nearly 200 mutatio...

Investigators have found that combined treatment with two cancer immunotherapy drugs -- one a novel immune modulator and one that focuses and activates the anti-tumor immune response -- significantly prolonged survival i...

Researchers have developed a new PET imaging agent that could help guide and assess treatments for people with various neurological diseases, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and multiple sclerosis. The agent targets ...

Physicists have identified a new state of matter whose structural order operates by rules more aligned with quantum mechanics than standard thermodynamic theory. In a classical material called artificial spin ice, which ...

A new study reveals how interneurons emerge and diversify in the brain.

Scientists have directly measured the increasing greenhouse effect of methane at the Earth's surface for the first time. A research team has tracked a rise in the warming effect of methane - one of the most important gre...

Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men and the fifth leading cause of death from cancer in men worldwide, according to 2012 numbers. While several viable treatment options for prostate cancer exist, many...

Physicians who receive negative reviews online do not receive similar responses in rigorous patient satisfaction surveys, according to new research.

A randomized, clinical trial has found that higher protein intake did not increase lean body mass, muscle performance, physical function or other well-being measures among older men.