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The US Drug Enforcement Administration's decision to restrict prescription drugs containing hydrocodone (a popular opioid painkiller) was associated with a 'significant' increase in illicit trading of opioids through onl...

We've gotten one of our best looks yet at a star being devoured by a black hole, thanks to astronomers who watched a decade-long meal

Dozens of species all around the world are abandoning the day and becoming more active at night, to avoid contact with humans

We've finally solved the mystery of how even fairly big spiders can take to the skies, and it turns out it's because they make flying machines that can barely be seen with the naked eye

Researchers have identified a new neural pathway that may provide a good target for a drug to reduce anxiety symptoms.

Researchers have successfully restored hand function and motor skills in rats who suffered paralysis as a result of spinal cord injury.

Researchers have identified a new functional type of cell in the medial temporal lobe that may play an essential role in visual search.

A new study sheds light on how our brain stores long term spatial memories. Researchers have identified a specific pattern of neural activity in the retrosplenial cortex when our brains are in the process of storing spat...

A new study reports people with religious affiliation live up to four years longer, on average, than those with no religious ties. Researchers believe a reason for the boost in longevity could be because many religious p...

Foods that are high in both carbohydrates and fats super-charge the activity in our brain's reward centre, explaining why we find them so appealing

IN AN ideal world the data on which a scientific study is based should be, if not publicly available, then at least available to other researchers with a legitimate interest in asking. Sadly, this is not always the case....

MOBILE armies need mobile communications. Those communications, though, must be secure--and not just from eavesdropping. They also need to be uninterruptible. And that is a problem. Many mobile networks (think Wi-Fi rout...

Charge! THAT the best form of defence is attack is an old maxim. In reality, it is frequently untrue; running away is a far better option. But it seems to be the approach taken by pilot whales when faced with a pod of ki...

Your interest in sports may have started out as a hobby when you were just a kid. You were better at it than others, and some even said you were gifted. Maybe you had a chance to develop into a professional athlete. Coll...

Five new species of snail-eating snakes were discovered in Ecuador.

Russia's space agency is developing a novel method for dealing with space junk: vaporizing it with lasers.

Magnetic sensors play a key role in a variety of applications, such as speed and position sensing in the automotive industry or in biomedical applications. Within the framework of the Christian Doppler Laboratory "Advanc...

A new study authored by scientists from more than 20 medical centers and organizations finds that higher circulating vitamin D concentrations are significantly associated with lower colorectal cancer risk.

A metabolic process that provides heart muscle with energy fails to mature in newborns with thickened heart walls, according to new research.

Flavoring chemicals widely used in e-cigarettes and other tobacco products may be toxic to the cells that line and regulate blood vessel function. The adverse effects observed with chemical flavor additives on endothelia...

In a recent study, scientists have identified an enzyme responsible for aircraft-related vascular damage. The researchers were also able to show that night-time noise has a particularly harmful effect and thus demand tha...

A team of researchers says it has linked sensitivity to an allergen in red meat to the buildup of plaque in the arteries of the heart. While high saturated fat levels in red meat have long been known to contribute to hea...