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Your body's cells are constantly replicating themselves, but the rate of renewal depends on where those cells are located and what they do.

To solve a long-standing puzzle about how long a neutron can "live" outside an atomic nucleus, physicists entertained a wild but testable theory positing the existence of a right-handed version of our left-handed univers...

What is a calorie deficit and how can it help with weight loss?

A new diet based on research into the body's ageing process suggests you can increase your life expectancy by up to 20 years by changing what, when and how much you eat

A newly developed word-score model is capable of estimating hidden hearing loss and the effectiveness of hearing loss interventions.

The liver appears to play a significant role in regulating feeding behaviors in mice.

Intermittent fasting alters the gut bacteria in mice, facilitating an increased ability for damaged nerves to recover.

The CDC issued new guidance for health care providers.

The baby was only one month old and grazing at the time of its death.

Researchers have developed a virtual robotic arm that can be controlled by a person's feet in a virtual environment to provide an "extra" limb. After training, users reported feeling the virtual limb felt as though it wa...

Eliminating Collagen 1 production in tumor cells allowed animal models of brain tumors to live longer.

With the help of brain-machine interface technology and robotic arms, a paralyzed man was able to feed himself for the first time in thirty years.

There is considerable variation in the management of mantle cell lymphoma across different clinical settings, and some strategies do not always conform with what might be expected, according to a recent analysis.

The current system of chemical risk assessment is inadequate and underestimates levels of flame retardants and other pollutants needed to cause harmful health effects, according to a recent analysis.

A new study shows how two major pathways -- AKT and NMD (nonsense-mediated mRNA decay) -- interact in the context of fragile X syndrome. Researchers also found that Afuresertib, a drug currently being tested in phase 1 a...

Researchers have discovered that aggressive tumors contain highly active cells that move throughout tissue in complicated patterns. What's more, the accumulations of these elongated, spindle-like cells found throughout t...

Cheaters never win - at least in algae. Cells modified to reproduce when they shouldn't are more vulnerable to changes in the environment. This tradeoff could help explain the emergence of multicellular organisms, and wh...

July 4 marks the 10th anniversary of the discovery of the Higgs boson. This 10-question quiz will test your knowledge of the particle--and it may even teach you something new. Click through each of the answers for more i...

Blocking M2Rs muscarinic acetylcholine receptors in the lateral habenula with an experimental drug increased cocaine-seeking behaviors in rat models of impulsive behaviors.

A turbine only a few dozen nanometres in size made from DNA rotates in salty water without having to be pushed which makes it a tiny autonomous machine. It could be for speeding up chemical reactions or transporting part...

New laws that ban abortion in US states include exceptions for when the life of the parent is as risk. However, evidence from Texas suggests that clinicians will wait until the person is "on death's door" before performi...

The warship was sunk in a fierce four-day battle in October 1944 during the Pacific War