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Researchers argue that interventions are urgently needed to reach older adults and Hispanics to address HIV testing and beliefs.

Researchers have shown that low levels of cytomegalovirus (CMV) have a significant impact on microbe and immune cell populations and how the immune system responds to the influenza vaccine.

Researchers have identified a way to expand blood-forming, adult stem cells from human umbilical cord blood (hUCB).

A new clinical trial shows that consuming crickets can help support the growth of beneficial gut bacteria and that eating crickets is not only safe at high doses but may also reduce inflammation in the body.

A new study reveals the cognitive and neurobiological processes that influence whether a person is likely to be a leader or follower.

Researchers shed light on the role dopamine neurons play in assigning values to transient environmental cues that drive behaviors.

Approximately 15 years ago, scientists first saw the potential of an engineered, bacteria-derived genetic machinery for incorporating non-canonical amino acids into proteins produced in eukaryotic cells. But the method h...

Four scientists made the case Aug. 1 to a panel of senators that they should fund NASA's search for life beyond Earth.

The incredible amount of genetic diversity in parasites means humans are often infected with multiple strains, which could make infections worse and increase the prevalence of the parasite over time.

Researchers report those with DSL internet sleep, on average, 25 minutes less than people without DSL. The study also reports those with broadband are significantly less likely to sleep between 7 to 9 hours per night.

A new study reports older people are less likely to recognize they have made errors than younger people.

The technology could improve future precision light sources. But right now the biggest surprise is how many holes there are in a laser figure-eight.

The energy-generating potential of solar panels--and a key limitation on their use--is a result of what they're made of. Panels made of silicon are declining in price such that in some locations they can provide electric...

In a novel approach to improving outcomes for children, a pediatric hospital worked with community partners to address neighborhood effect syndrome as a target for pediatric health care -- treating the neighborhood as a ...

Pregnant women who had low plasma levels of long chain n-3 fatty acids in their first and second trimesters were at a significantly higher risk of early preterm birth when compared with women who had higher levels of the...

Researchers have found that people exposed to air pollution levels well within UK guidelines have changes in the structure of the heart, similar to those seen in the early stages of heart failure.

Henipaviruses are among the deadliest known viruses and have no effective treatments. They include Hendra, lethal to humans and horses, and the Nipah virus, a serious threat in parts of Asia. Researchers have now discove...

New research has shown that babies with cystic fibrosis are born weighing less than babies without the condition, even allowing that they are more likely to be born prematurely.

New research sheds light on how bacteria regulate metabolism -- a finding that could help to combat infectious diseases including tuberculosis.

A machine learning algorithm that predicts 60 per cent of football injuries is secretly being used by three top European teams to work out when to rest their players

It seems when smaller dogs urinate on objects they might be using this opportunity to deceive, by making it look like their mark was left by a bigger dog

Australian amateur astronomer Tom Harradine made an image of the century's longest lunar eclipse that reveals the true scale of the Earth's dark umbra.