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There are more than 1.1 million people in the US living with HIV, and 1 in 7 of them don't even know they have it. Young people are the most likely to be unaware of their infections. Globally, there were approximately 36...

A scientific strategy that explores therapeutic targets based on the biology of aging is gaining ground as an effective approach to prevent and treat Alzheimer's disease.

For the first time, a research team has successfully reprogrammed mouse and human skin cells into immune cells called dendritic cells. The process is quick and effective, representing a pioneering contribution for applyi...

New research suggests graphic warning labels on cigarette ads have the same anti-smoking effect as similar warning labels on cigarette packs.

Men with inflammatory bowel disease have four to five times higher risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer. This is the first report to show these men have higher than average PSA values and a significantly higher r...

A new study offers insights from a cohort study of women in the U.S. who reported consuming a Mediterranean-type diet.

Nature is so complex that natural molecules used for i.e. cancer treatment still can't be produced by chemical synthesis. Today, major chemical and pharmaceutical companies harvest large amounts of rare plants and seeds ...

Researchers find that patients with severe, refractory schizophrenia benefit from targeted cognitive therapy, improving auditory and verbal outcomes and the way they process information.

A new study suggests that a genetic switch that causes latent HIV inside cells to begin to replicate can be manipulated to completely eradicate the virus from the human body. Cells harboring latent HIV are 'invisible' to...

Researchers have discovered a 'blind spot' in atomic force microscopy -- a powerful tool capable of measuring the force between two atoms, imaging the structure of individual cells and the motion of biomolecules.

Children in Alaska whose diet includes a lot of fish from rivers fed by the Eastern Alaska Mountain Range may have a long-term elevated risk for cancer because of insecticides -- including DDT -- in the meltwater.

Engineers have repurposed wasp venom as an antibiotic drug that's nontoxic to human cells.

As on Earth, so in space. A four-satellite mission that is studying magnetic reconnection--the breaking apart and explosive reconnection of the magnetic field lines in plasma that occurs throughout the universe--has foun...

A new rat study reveals animals who underwent hysterectomies with their ovaries left in tact experienced memory deficits. Researchers believe the uterus may have functions beyond reproduction.

Machine learning algorithms were able to distinguish, with 73% accuracy, neurobiological differences between those with dissociative identity disorder and those without the condition.

Researchers report our brain is on high alert while listening to voices, finding we respond much faster to vocal aggression than normal or happy voices. The reason, researchers say, could be that our attention is more fo...

Australian scientists have investigated new directions to scale up qubits--utilising the spin-orbit coupling of atom qubits--adding a new suite of tools to the armory.

Researchers report a new drug can help to reduce symptoms of cannabis withdrawal for those with cannabis use disorder.

A new study confirms the link between vitamin D deficiency in newborns and an increased risk of schizophrenia later in life. Researchers report those born with a vitamin D deficiency had a 44% increased risk of being dia...

A summertime sparkle seemed to hint that researchers had found dark matter, but it looks like those scientists were wrong.

When you hear the term "radioactive" you likely think "bad news," maybe along the lines of fallout from an atomic bomb.

The Spitzer Space Telescope failed to spot 'Oumuamua, the first interstellar object we've ever seen, but we were still able to learn something about this strange space rock