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A new study reveals using estradiol gel in combination with oral progesterone can help to improve cognitive function in postmenopausal women.

A comparison of chimpanzee genomes has found signs that a previously unknown species of chimpanzee once lived in the forests of central Africa

Researchers apply machine learning algorithms to EGG data to create a new method of predicting when epileptic seizures will strike.

Researchers report teaching an AI with an activity simulator could eventually help robots to perform chores like making a cup of coffee or setting a table.

A new study reports altering activity in the amygdala can eliminate cravings for sweet foods. Researchers believe the findings could help develop new treatments for eating disorders.

A new study sheds light on how our brains are constructed. Researchers say the study reveals how the balance of excitatory and inhibitory neurons in the cerebral cortex has remained constant over mammalian evolution.

A mission to collect samples from the Red Planet and return them to Earth is our best chance of finding life on Mars, says Joelle Renstrom

Ramping up the body's ability to remove damaged cells has been found to stave off organ damage and cancer in mice - could a drug get the same effect in humans?

Efforts to prevent cervical cancer seem so straightforward that few women question them, but unnecessary treatment can cause miscarriages and premature births

Using some of the world's most powerful supercomputers, an international team including scientists from several U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories has released the highest-precision calculation of a fu...

Scientists have shown how an optical chip can simulate the motion of atoms within molecules at the quantum level, which could lead to better ways of creating chemicals for use as pharmaceuticals.

According to researchers, a hand held device that records electrical activity from the retina may be a useful tool in diagnosis schizophrenia.

Researchers have revised outdated estimates of the prevalence of eating disorders in the US. The study estimates 0.80% of people will suffer from anorexia during their life time, while 0.28% will be affected by bulimia a...

It's time to find a new way to speak across the stars, says Douglas Vakoch, head of METI, the body dedicated to messaging possible alien civilisations

If a modern heart doctor could give medical advice to the iceman -tzi -- the man who was preserved as a mummy in the Alps -- it would be this: Stop eating so much fatty meat and consider taking medications that lower you...

Many different sensors exist to identify elements like acceleration and orientation, and the most popular of this are the accelerometer and gyroscope. But each provides a different set of information.

Researchers have developed a new 3D printing technique that enables faster and cheaper models of patient specific medical data for research and diagnostics.

EyeWire, neuroscience's most audacious experiment, just opened up a digital museum. Constructed with the help of a quarter million gamers, EyeWire Museum is one-of-a-kind: the 3D interactive playground showcases neurons ...

The genetically modified rice, designed to prevent blindness in undernourished children, was judged safe to eat last week by the US Food and Drug Administration

Journalists at the Boston Globe painstakingly sifted patterns in public records to find priests who had sexually abused children. Now an AI might do the same

Counterfeiting electronic components may sound like a plot point lifted from a technothriller by Daniel Suarez or Michael Crichton, but it's a very real - and growing - threat to the safety and reliability of our critica...

A team of scientists and engineers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a new scientific instrument that enables ultra-precise and high-speed characterization of protein ...