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Falls are a leading cause of hospitalization and institutionalization for older adults in the U.S. and fall prevention efforts are an important part of geriatric education and health.

Molybdenum (Mo-99) plays a seminal role in the diagnosis of cancer and other diseases. After a few hours, the radioisotope decays to produce Technetium-99m, which is used in the imaging procedures needed to examine milli...

Princeton scientists are using innovative techniques to visualize electrons in graphene, a single atomic layer of carbon atoms. They are finding that strong interactions between electrons in high magnetic fields drive th...

A new study explores music aversion, finding musical dislike may facilitate identity expression and help demarcate social groups.

A new 'cocktail' drug under development could provide an effective and economical treatment to lessen symptoms for up to 45 per cent of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a chronic muscle-wasting disease.

Among people with no memory or thinking problems, having a poor score on a simple memory test may be linked to biomarkers in the brain associated with Alzheimer's disease as well as very early signs of memory impairment ...

Patients with both a high lipoprotein(a) and high coronary artery calcium score (CAC) face a more than 20% risk of heart attack or stroke over the following 10 years, according to findings from a multicenter study led by...

The eruption triggered nearly 590,000 lightning strikes.

A discovery made in a new study helps to identify poor response tumors already prior chemotherapy is applied and opens new avenues for the development of combination therapies.

Older adults who own a dog have a much lower risk of cognitive and physical disabilities, but those who own a cat don't have the same benefit

Scientists from Durham University and Kings College London have presented a theoretical review in a new study strongly supporting the search for axion dark matter.

Archaeologists have unearthed an ancient Egyptian cache of embalming supplies for mummification in Abusir.

Blood pressure rose moderately during the early months of the pandemic, according to a study of patients who monitored themselves at home.

Physician-scientists have created an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can effectively identify and distinguish between two life-threatening heart conditions that are often easy to miss: hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ...

Genetics play an important role in how our bodies respond to vaccines and booster shots, suggesting that certain protective responses elicited by vaccination could be more effective with personalization, according to a n...

First-ever biologically authentic computer model was completed of the HIV-1 virus liposome. Key finding from the simulations is the formation of sphingomyelin and cholesterol rich microdomains. HIV-1 is known to preferen...

Scientists from University of Regensburg, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Moscow institute of Physics and Technology, and University of Kansas have discovered abnormally strong light absorption in graphene. The ef...

Machines that can mate and produce offspring can help us clean up nuclear sites, explore asteroids and terraform distant planets - but could they prove a threat, asks Emma Hart, who is helping develop them

The Martian surface is criss-crossed by little whirlwinds that swirl through its thin atmosphere. Their tracks are revealed in this striking infrared image taken by the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter

Riley Stearns's dark comedy about a death match between clones has an appealing premise, but it doesn't quite hit the mark

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A global summit on clearing up the oceans has produced big promises - is it just blah, blah, blah, or can we make the future of plastic fantastic, asks Graham Lawton