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Researchers have identified an over accumulation of iron in the mitochondria of mice genetically engineered to have Huntington's disease.

Even the briefest increase in airborne fine particulate matter PM2.5, pollution-causing particles that are about 3 percent of the diameter of human hair, is associated with the development of acute lower respiratory infe...

An AI that compresses images by simply throwing bits away and making up what should be there instead could make blocky video calls a thing of the past

(University of Innsbruck) Entanglement is of central importance for the new quantum technologies of the 21st century. A German-Austrian research team is now presenting the largest entangled quantum register of individual...

Blend two or three metals together and you get an alloy that usually looks and acts like a metal, with its atoms arranged in rigid geometric patterns.

Researchers have developed the smallest volume, most efficient wireless nerve stimulator to date. The device may be used to monitor and treat diseases in real time, researchers report.

Researchers reveal the Western diet can induce the expansion of microbes in the small intestine that promote the digestion and absorption of high fat foods. Over time, researchers say, these microbes can increase the ris...

A new study reveals sleep deprivation can lead to an immediate increase in amyloid beta.

Losing just one night of sleep led to an immediate increase in beta-amyloid, a protein in the brain associated with Alzheimer's disease, according to a small, new study.

Researchers explore the neuroscience behind binge eating and the triggers that might make us reach for comfort foods.

Omega-3 fatty acid supplements taken orally proved no better than placebo at relieving symptoms or signs of dry eye, according to the findings of a well-controlled trial.

Photographs of a Ganges river shark snapped at a fish market in Mumbai are the first confirmed record of the species for more than a decade

A new study reveals drinking more than five pints of beer or glasses of wine per week could decrease life expectancy. Drinking more than 10 alcoholic drinks a week is linked to a one to two year shortened life expectancy...

Hacking into cash machines to get them to spit out money or just blasting them open is on the rise, whilst card skimmers are decreasing in popularity

Regularly drinking more than the recommended UK guidelines for alcohol could take years off your life, according to new research. The study shows that drinking more alcohol is associated with a higher risk of stroke, fat...

The hunt for exoplanets is getting a new set of eyes. The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is set to launch Monday and could find 20,000 new worlds

A new study examines how a person's mental state affects how they look at a piece of art.

Mark Zuckerberg wonders what is going on at Cambridge University - I can tell him, but he won't like what privacy researchers have found, says Ross Anderson

New UN-agreed limits on carbon emissions from shipping don't go far or fast enough, especially as we already have the tech to make shipping carbon-free

After Jupiter formed, it likely had no nearby material to build moons. Young Saturn may have tossed rocks at the gas giant that grew into its four biggest moons

It may be time to ditch the desk chair.

Warm mountain winds are causing extensive winter melting on the surface of the Larsen C ice shelf, which could contribute to its breakup