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Researchers investigate the degeneration process of musculoskeletal tissues that leads to chronic back and joint pain with the hope to translate their findings into new methods to repair tissue damage and ultimately reli...

Using AI, researchers identified Probucol, an existing anti-cholesterol drug that promotes the disposal of mitochondria, as a potential new therapy for the treatment of Parkinson's disease.

Genes linked to inflammation, neurotransmission, and immunity act differently in the brains of those on the autism spectrum compared to neurotypical people. These differences begin during childhood and evolve throughout ...

A strange blob has been seen rapidly circling our galaxy's central black hole. Now, astronomers have identified it as the exploded debris from two merging stars.

Current technology does not allow all Large Hadron Collider (LHC) proton-proton collision data to be stored and analyzed. It is therefore necessary to filter out the data according to the scientific goals of each experim...

The remains of a missing person from Argentina were recently found inside the belly of a dead school shark. But experts say it is improbable that the shark killed him.

The world's first horseback riders swept across the steppe roughly 5,000 years ago, a new skeletal analysis of tombs across Europe and Asia reveals.

The bones of nine men from graves in Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania show hallmarks of horse riding in the patterns of wear on their spines, legs and pelvises

People often use emojis to soften the impact of negative post expressions as well as to express positive feelings.

Although electron microscopy can already reveal details as small as one nanometer, ongoing research seeks to break through barriers limiting image quality and reducing the optical dose on the samples. Aberration is a com...

People who reported better quality of sleep health during a 12-month program of weight loss and exercise were more likely to follow the diet's caloric restrictions and exercise regime than those who had poor sleep health...

A new RMIT-led international collaboration published in February has uncovered, for the first time, a distinct disorder-driven bosonic superconductor-insulator transition.

Researchers have recorded an orca swimming with a pilot whale calf in a possible interspecies adoption, but how the two came together is a mystery.

The Florida Department of Health announced this week that a man in the state has died after being infected by a microbe that damages brain tissue

Waving your arms to control your actions in virtual reality can lead to you accidentally punching things in the real world, but now software can help you control your virtual limbs by wiggling your fingers

An artificial intelligence has designed new versions of trastuzumab, an antibody treatment against breast cancer, in just a few days - existing methods take weeks or months

It is 50 years since the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was agreed - here are some of the species it has helped

Pictures from a submarine dive to the 20,000-foot-deep Kermadec Trench in the South Pacific reveal weirdos from the deep, some of which may be new to science.

A fifth of conifer forests in California's Sierra Nevada mountains are now in places that are too hot for them - meaning they may not regrow if wiped out by wildfire or disease

A mother's social interaction with her child, especially if her behavior is cold or awkward, correlated with a small increase in methylation of the child's NR3C1 gene. The NR3C1 is involved in the regulation of the HPA-a...

A study suggests that psychedelics can access receptors inside cells that standard antidepressants usually can't affect.

1% of the population experience aphantasia, or mind-blindness, which is an inability to visualize concepts or thoughts in their imagination. Researchers investigate this phenomenon and offer explanations as to how this m...