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Three-quarters of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) cases have their origins in poor lung function pathways beginning in childhood. These pathways are associated with exposures in childhood, and amplified by f...

A new study sheds light on why some children with ASD also have epilepsy. Researchers report the catnap2 mutation, associated with autism, does not allow inhibitory neurons to correctly form and this can lead to an incre...

University of Groningen physicists have induced magnetism in platinum with an electric field created by a paramagnetic ionic liquid. As only the surface of the platinum is affected, this creates a switchable 2-D ferromag...

Researchers report on the discovery of a new class of antibiotics that may be effective at treating drug-resistant infections.

Accurately detecting a rare, but devastating cause of blindness in premature babies can be done as effectively with telemedicine as with traditional, in-person eye exams, a study suggests. The finding could enable more b...

Illicit drug residues in sewage spiked for holidays and special events during summer 2017 in rural Kentucky.

A new neuroimaging study reveals middle aged men who experience negative fateful life events, such as the death of a loved one or divorce, show signs of accelerated brain aging.

Researchers have developed a new blood test capable of detecting biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease long before the first symptoms appear.

Researchers have identified a new type of stem cell which may aid neural repair following injury or disease.

Astronomers first noticed an enigmatic object, dubbed "Sagittarius A*", at the very heart of our Milky Way galaxy in the 1960s--the earliest days of radio and infrared astronomy. But just how extraordinary this source wa...

A new study reveals older adults can generate just as many new hippocampal neurons from progentior cells as young people. The findings confirm neurogenesis does occur in older individuals.

With novel optoelectronic chips and a new partnership with a top silicon-chip manufacturer, MIT spinout Ayar Labs aims to increase speed and reduce energy consumption in computing, starting with data centers.

A robotic bee talks to bees in their own language, but not all of them seem to pay attention

Infant and childhood food allergy has now been linked to a mix of environmental and genetic factors that must coexist to trigger the allergy, reports a new study. Those factors include genetics that alter skin absorbency...

Is that meat still good? Are you sure? Researchers have developed a test to bring certainty to the delicate but critical question of whether meat and other foods are safe to eat or need to be thrown out.

Understanding Arctic ponds can help us predict how fast the ice is melting. Their formation is governed by the simple maths of drawing overlapping circles

German yellowjacket wasps alert each other to food by drumming their abdomens against the nest wall, in a wasp equivalent of the famous honeybee "waggle dance"

Most of us don't think about our teeth and bones until one aches or breaks. A team of engineers has looked deep within collagen fibers to see how the body forms new bone and teeth, seeking insights into faster bone heali...

While school lunches in the UK are subject to food standards, the contents of packed lunches are not as closely scrutinized, and studies have raised concern regarding the nutritional quality of packed lunches. A new stud...

Scientists have developed a highly customized neural stimulation method. The research team developed a technology that can print the heat pattern on a micron scale to enable the control of biological activities remotely.

A new study is the first to find that a particular type of lipid, or fat, thought to only exist in the skin, now lives in your eye and might play a major role in deterring diabetic retinopathy.

A study of the Inka origins and their lineages was performed in twelve contemporary families with presumed patrilineal lineage to Inka monarchs. A comparison of Y-chromosome and mtDNA markers of these descendants with a ...