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Anyone is supposed to be able to get ahead in the US - but social mobility is powerfully influenced by your parents' socioeconomic status

A new technique using artificial intelligence to manipulate video content gives new meaning to the expression "talking head." An international team of researchers showcased the latest advancement in synthesizing facial e...

CRAFT, a new computational framework designed to aid in drug discovery, has helped researchers identify a potential new target for the treatment of epilepsy.

A genetic disruption strategy effectively stymies the evolution of antibiotic-resistant bacteria such as E. coli, giving scientists a crucial leg up in the ongoing battle against deadly superbugs.

Drones use so much power they can only fly in the air for a short period. So the US Army is creating a system to power them in mid-air from lasers on the ground

Nitrogen fixation is a process that plants use to take nitrogen from the air and transform it into a usable form such as ammonia or nitrate.

Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is the leading risk factor for heart disease, and improvements in both targeted and population-based strategies for blood pressure control can lead to better prevention and control o...

Patients developing AFib after TAVR are at higher risk of death, stroke and heart attack compared to patients who already had AFib prior to the procedure, according to a new study.

Children conceived through assisted reproductive technologies may be at an increased risk of developing arterial hypertension early in life, among other cardiovascular complications, according to a new study.

A new study reports American gun owners are exhibiting increased levels of political participation, not only by voting but also donating to candidate funds and contacting elected officials.

According to a new study, children have different preferences for how their food is served, based on gender and age.

An outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has killed 78 people and epidemic watchers are waiting to see whether it can be controlled

Elk who shed antlers early have more time to grow a large new pair for the autumn mating season - but early shedding makes them more likely to be eaten by wolves

Getting children to eat their food is a challenge for many parents and new research could help. It turns out that children have different preferences for how food should be arranged on the plate to make them want to eat ...

What if social behavior affected the progression of even noncontagious diseases? This is precisely what has now been demonstrated. Using a fly model of intestinal cancer, the researchers have shown that disease progressi...

Researchers found that children who experienced both pre- and post-natal homelessness and those who experienced homelessness for longer than six months were at highest risk of negative health outcomes. These findings ill...

Biologists have identified more than 8,00 new combinations of antibiotics that are surprisingly effective. 'We expect several of these combinations, or more, will work much better than existing antibiotics,' said one of ...

Researchers say the Huntingtin gene affects brain development from an early age, even though most patients do not develop Huntington's disease until later life.

The first full temperature map of Jupiter's icy moon Europa has revealed one spot that seems colder than anywhere else on the surface - but we have no clue why

Brazil's National Museum has been consumed by fire, along with 20 million scientific artefacts

The "chicken or egg" paradox was first proposed by philosophers in Ancient Greece to describe the problem of determining cause-and-effect.

Unwanted mutations are undermining food security and medicine. Controlling such evolution is now possible and tempting, but there will be unintended consequences