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Lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanse), a medication commonly used to treat ADHD, lowers the risk of hospitalization and death for those with amphetamine use disorder.

Many people turn to dating apps to find companionship and love, however, researchers say sexual predators are using dating apps to secure new victims. A new study reveals 14% of rapes committed by an acquaintance occurre...

The plane's activities in low Earth orbit remain shrouded in secrecy

An AI that tracks digital ads' energy consumption could help tech companies and advertisers to act more sustainably

Researchers have discovered a co-aggregation between amyloid beta and the protein medin in the brains of those with Alzheimer's disease.

A UN program to revamp weather forecasting in lower-income countries could improve global climate models and help people prepare for extreme weather events

A new brain organoid study reveals how alcohol exposure hinders the development and function of new brain cells. Fetal alcohol exposure impaired cortical functioning in the organoid model. Researchers say during pregnanc...

The rock is 4.6 billion years old, meaning it was around at the beginning of the solar system

The eastern Pacific is expected to be unusually cold for the third winter in a row, contributing along with climate change to extreme precipitation and drought

Transplanting intestinal epithelial stem cells from healthy donors reduced stroke-induced mortality, decreased the volume of dead brain tissue and gut leakiness, and prevented stroke-induced cognitive decline.

The only evidence of a species of centimetre-long white clam was a fossil collected 85 years ago, until a researcher stumbled upon one living on the shores near Santa Barbara, California

Teplizumab-mzwv is the first drug ever approved to prevent type 1 diabetes in those who are destined to develop the disease.

Researchers in Spain have unearthed a never-before-seen species of ancient marine turtle, the largest of its kind ever uncovered in Europe.

Multimode optical fibers (MMFs) are hair-thin strands of glass that are ubiquitous in light-guiding applications. Their development has gone hand-in-hand with the huge growth in rapid transmission of information across t...

The Wyze Scale X is an affordable and well-designed smart scale that can easily track your health and fitness.

Scientists and government representatives meeting at a conference in France voted on Friday to scrap leap seconds by 2035, the organization responsible for global timekeeping said.

Apple's latest and greatest MacBook Air is reduced by $150 at Best Buy - ideal for students looking to upgrade.

Researchers want to build a spacecraft to lurk in far-Earth orbit and chase down interstellar objects as they whizz through the solar system.

An artificial intelligence from Facebook owner Meta that is designed to write scientific research papers and Wikipedia articles has attracted criticism over its accuracy and public access has been removed

A Swedish Security Service investigation has found traces of explosives at a location where mysterious leaks appeared in pipelines from Russia to Europe in September

Three people with paralysis of all four limbs navigated a cluttered room via a mind-controlled wheelchair with a reasonably high level of accuracy

A new study will investigate the genetic and biological mysteries of extreme longevity and healthy aging.