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A research team at the University of Washington has trained an artificial intelligence system to spot obesity--all the way from space. The system used a convolutional neural network (CNN) to analyze 150,000 satellite ima...

A fraction of a second after the Big Bang, a single unified force may have shattered. Scientists from the CDF and DZero Collaborations used data from the Fermilab Tevatron Collider to re-create the early universe conditi...

Scientists have shown that cellulose serves a mortar-like role to enhance the adhesion of bacteria to bladder cells, causing urinary tract infections.

A new study establishes the pig as promising preclinical research model for traumatic brain injury and epilepsy.

A new article addresses the need for researchers and clinicians to focus less on prolonging lifespan and more on prolonging 'healthspan.'

Using cloud computing and data from 143 weather radar stations across the continental United States, researchers can now estimate how many birds migrate through the US and the toll that winter and these nocturnal journey...

The brain's lymphatic vessels appear to carry previously unknown messages from the brain to the immune system that ultimately cause the disease symptoms. Blocking those messages may offer doctors a new way to treat a pot...

As childhood obesity rates rise and physical education offerings dwindle, elementary schools keep searching for ways to incorporate the federally mandated half-hour of physical activity into the school day.

New clinical and molecular evidence shows sperm quality and reproductive outcomes are improved when semen is provided after just 1-3 hours of abstinence.

A new computer program can analyze images of patients' lung tumors, specify cancer types, and even identify altered genes driving abnormal cell growth, a new study shows.

Muscle relaxants are a necessary part of anesthesia during certain major operations. Studies have, however, hinted at respiratory risks connected with these drugs. A major new study has confirmed the association between ...

Investigators have been able to pinpoint the exact stage of development of the human retina, when cells can grow out of control and form cancer-like masses. The finding could open the door for future interventions in ret...

Leveraging advances in mRNA and nanotechnology, researchers demonstrate that tumor suppressor PTEN can be restored in preclinical models of prostate cancer.

Using CRISPR gene editing techniques, researchers create modified skin grafts that rapidly degrade cocaine and reduce drug seeking behaviors in mouse models of addiction.

The electrical and mechanical responses of crystal materials, and the control of their coupled effect, form one of the central themes in material science. They are vital to applications such as ultrasonic generators and ...

Surf's up for microbes swimming beside red blood cells.

Covert sensing of objects around a corner may soon become a reality.

A group of scientists at the University of Tokyo has recorded the largest magnetic field ever generated indoors--a whopping 1,200 tesla, as measured in the standard units of magnetic field strength.

By creating a new twist on fiber optic sensors, researchers in China have developed a smart, flexible photoacoustic imaging technique that may have potential applications in wearable devices, instrumentation and medical ...

A new study reports our cognitive flexibility in judging those who wrong us may shed light on both the human tendency to forgive, and explain why people hold on to those who continue to wrong them.

Researchers report that by increasing the excitability of a subpopulation of hippocampal inhibitory neurons, certain behavioral symptoms associated with schizophrenia can be suppressed.

Antibacterial cleaning products have the ability to alter the gut microbiome, increasing the risk for obesity in children, researchers report.