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An antifungal medication, commonly prescribed for toenail infections, could help eliminate dormant cells within bowel tumors, according to new research.

Scientists fed fruit flies with a combination of probiotics and an herbal supplement called Triphala that was able to prolong the flies' longevity by 60 percent and protect them against chronic diseases associated with a...

Any Star Wars fan knows that the chances of successfully navigating an asteroid field are approximately 3,720 to 1. The odds are probably significantly higher against today's autonomous drones, which fly quite a bit slow...

(University of California - Santa Barbara) Irene Chen is recognized for her work with a Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award.

Before you ingest your annual delicious (possibly free) treat for Friday's annual celebration, why not learn about the physics of donuts? From topology to nuclear fusion, donuts are the physicist's breakfast pastry of ch...

No matter which treatment they get, only 20 percent of young people diagnosed with anxiety will stay well, researchers report. The study followed 319 young people aged 10 to 25 who had been diagnosed with separation, soc...

State laws that require gun purchasers to obtain a license contingent on passing a background check performed by state or local law enforcement are associated with a 14 percent reduction in firearm homicides in large, ur...

Some human brains are nearly twice the size of others -- but how might that matter? Researcher have discovered that these differences in size are related to the brain's shape and the way it is organized. The bigger the b...

New guidelines developed by the American Cancer Society recommend that screening for colorectal cancer for average-risk adults begin at age 45, five years earlier than the previous recommendation.

If you have a large brain, certain regions are much bigger than expected and others are smaller - but we don't know how this affects intelligence yet

A new study reveals how cocaine use alters gene expression and provides new insight into the molecular basis of cocaine addiction.

Researchers have developed an artificial nervous system that could give prosthetic limbs or robots reflexes and the ability to sense touch.

Scientists uncover potential new targets for antiviral drugs using novel laboratory method.

Researchers have found that extreme price competition in the generic pharmaceutical market -- designed to make medications more affordable -- may be putting more patients at serious health risk, as evidenced by a higher ...

Dengue, a mosquito-borne RNA virus, is one of the most serious and rapidly spreading arboviral diseases in the world. Now, researchers have provided the first baseline data on the prevalence and risk factors of the virus...

Infection with cytomegalovirus triggers long-lasting eye inflammation and establishes a dormant pool of the virus in the eyes of mice with healthy immune systems, according to new research.

How do complex biological structures -- an eye, a hand, a brain -- emerge from a single fertilized egg? This is the fundamental question of developmental biology, and a mystery still being grappled with by scientists who...

A new approach may provide a new path towards treating acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with CAR T cells.

For the first time, researchers are pointing out the influence of the internal clock on atherosclerosis. Their study gives an important indication on how the therapeutic approach can be improved.

The inefficient breakdown of fats predicts later weight gain and metabolic complications such as type 2 diabetes in women, researchers report. Low levels of hormone-stimulated lipolysis -- a biochemical process by which ...

Scientists have for the first time shown how a single molecule expressed in the brain affects how we learn new tasks and acquire new memories. The discovery has profound implications for understanding why some older peop...

Elastic fibres inside a feather can spring back to their original shape when soaked in water, helping it straighten even after being bent nearly in half