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Model flu virus showing surface antigens BOTH "mini-epidemics" of seasonal flu, which happen most years, and much larger pandemics, of which 1918's was the worst example, are the result of an arms race between the influe...

Engineers at Duke University have developed a way to extract a sequence of images from light scattered through a mostly opaque material--or even off a wall--from one long photographic exposure. The technique has applicat...

Opioid-related deaths contributed to more than 60,000 U.S. lives lost in 2016 but absolute declines in life expectancy relative to other countries and in various measures of psychosocial well-being have been observed sta...

In response to bird flu pandemics starting in 2013, officials in China introduced a new vaccine for chickens in September 2017. Recent findings suggest that the vaccine largely worked but detected two new genetic variati...

In the quest to develop a vaccine that triggers the immune system to prevent HIV infection, researchers have focused on identifying and eliciting a particular type of antibody that is capable of neutralizing the virus.

Normal skin contains a patchwork of mutated cells, yet very few go on to eventually form cancer and scientists have now uncovered the reason why. Researchers genetically engineered mice to show that mutant cells in skin ...

Researchers have developed an implantable, biofuel-powered sensor that runs on sugar and can monitor a body's biological signals to detect, prevent and diagnose diseases.

Females are born with a finite number of eggs that come from a much larger pool of millions of precursor cells. New research shows how cells that have experienced DNA damage are removed from this pool, so only the highes...

Chronic back pain is the number one cause of years lived with disability worldwide. Medical researchers have now identified three novel genetic variants associated with chronic back pain.

Scientists have determined one of the ways in which cancers in remission can spring back into action. This knowledge has inspired a new treatment idea designed to prevent cancer recurrence and metastasis.

A new study could contribute to the development of alternatives to treat muscle weakness and atrophy. An article describes how rats subjected to an aerobic exercise routine preserved their muscle's contractility properti...

A study has documented for the first time widespread inflammation in the brains of patients with the poorly understood condition called fibromyalgia.

Researchers say limiting children's access to screen time to two hours a day, in addition to physical activity and quality sleep, helps to improve cognitive development.

A new study reports women who are in their third trimester of pregnancy during months with less day light are at an increased risk of developing postnatal depression.

Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have used common electronicsto build a laser that pulses 100 times more often than conventional ultrafast lasers. The advance couldextend the benefi...

Ten of the 19 orca populations in the oceans could vanish within a century because of the effects of reproduction-disrupting PCB chemicals

Researchers have developed a new mathematical model, which incorporates EEG data and evolutionary game theory, that bridges the gap between waves and random fluctuations in the brain.

If you live in a part of the world with cold winters, you probably know the awful feeling that comes with an unexpectedly early frost or snow--one that covers your car in a layer of ice before you've pulled out your glov...

Here's the expert testimony excluded from the Kavanaugh hearing.

Behind some of the world's biggest scientific instruments are teams with a set of skills you can't find anywhere else. One Friday night in March, accelerator operator Alyssa Miller was chatting with fellow staff members ...

If any rock bands are looking for a cool name, they might draw inspiration from a newly identified long-necked Jurassic giant whose moniker means "a giant thunderclap at dawn."

Maybe they could call it the School of Space Rock: A new program being offered at the Colorado School of Mines (CSM) will educate post-graduate students on the nuts and bolts of extracting and using valuable materials su...