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The Russian attacks on the 2016 U.S. presidential election and the country's continuing election-related hacking have happened across all three dimensions of cyberspace - physical, informational and cognitive.

For patients with Poland syndrome -- a rare congenital condition affecting the chest muscle -- computer-aided design (CAD) techniques can be used to create custom-made silicone implants for reconstructive surgery of the ...

Three-dimensional image simulation is popular among women planning breast augmentation surgery. But while this evolving technology may enhance communication, it doesn't improve patient satisfaction with the results of th...

Second leading cause of death by parasitic infection, visceral leishmaniasis takes advantage of a mechanism to sustain the infection. Researchers have shown that damage from chronic inflammation induces the death of whit...

Researchers report, following a lobectomy, the left hemisphere of the brain compensated for visual tasks in a young boy. The findings, researchers say, provide a detailed characterization of plasticity in the developing ...

A new study reports women who make hateful remarks on social media are more likely to be judged more severely than men who make the same comments.

A father's genes are no longer thought to just provide a blueprint for the growth and development of their offspring. Research finds that paternal genes can affect the type of care the offspring receives both before and ...

Drinking water from wells in rural north central Pennsylvania had low levels of pharmaceuticals, according to a new study.

Scratchy. My ultra-smooth gel pen made a distracting and mildly irritating sound that I can only describe as scratchy with each stroke. I became acutely aware of the process involved in forming each letter. I flipped a p...

Researchers have for the first time mapped the distribution of magnetic particles in the human brain. The study reveals that the particles are primarily located in the cerebellum and the brainstem, which are the more anc...

Mothers of critically ill infants may not receive necessary breastfeeding support, because their babies may be taken directly to a newborn intensive care unit or to surgery. A lactation expert now presents a model for he...

Service workers who rely on tips are at greater risk for depression, sleep problems and stress compared with employees who work in non-tipped positions. Strongest impact is to women who comprise 56 percent of all service...

A team has improved both the sensitivity and efficiency of a popular method for single-cell RNA sequencing, which yields a molecular fingerprint for individual cells based on their patterns of gene activity.

Women are being warned that so-called "vaginal rejuvenation" procedures may pose serious risks.

A report on NASA's plans to stop funding the International Space Station by 2024 reveals that crucial studies on human spaceflight won't be done in time

Unique bacterial communities exist on most Hong Kong subway train lines in the morning, but these merge during the day, also spreading antibiotic resistance

A boy had a third of his right brain hemisphere removed to treat his epilepsy. His brain has now rearranged itself, preventing any cognitive impairment

He can't see the left side of his world, but his brain makes sure that's the only thing he can't see.

Sometimes teenage rebellion means going for a degree in physics. Although Jim Hanhardt originally planned to become a theoretical chemist, his life took a turn when he developed a love for motorcycles. Shortly after, he ...

If you've ever juggled a situation where two arms aren't enough, you're in luck! Thanks to a new study published in Science Robotics, humans have the ability to mind-control a robotic arm on a task--while using their bio...

Birds create songs by moving muscles in their vocal organs to vibrate air passing through their tissues. While previous research reported that each of the different muscles controls one acoustic feature, new research sho...

Researchers report we recognize what we are looking at by combining current stimuli with comparison to images stored in memory.