Scots have an unhealthy approach to sunbathing and the highest risk of contracting skin cancer in the UK, research warns. Read more...

The lack of federal regulation in instances of DNA use will be addressed in the Policy Forum section in the July 3 issue of Science by Sandra Soo-Jin Lee, Ph.D.,...

Research has identified a new gene associated with diabetes, together with a mechanism that makes obese mice less susceptible to diabetes. A genomic fragment that...

Researchers from across Europe have united to build the largest quantum key distribution network ever built. The efforts of 41 research and industrial organizations...

Scientists identify thousands of tiny genetic variations which raise the risk of schizophrenia. Read more...

Counseling patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease on how to increase physical activity leads to health benefits that are independent of changes in weight....

A molecule called telomerase, best known for enabling unlimited cell division of stem cells and cancer cells, has a surprising additional role in the expression...

A human growth factor that stimulates blood stem cells to proliferate in bone marrow reverses memory impairment in mice genetically altered to develop Alzheimer's...

Tooth-colored fillings may be more attractive than silver ones, but the bonds between the white filling and the tooth quickly age and degrade. A Medical College...

Scientists have found that by switching the social role of honey bees, aging honey bees can keep their learning ability intact or even improve it. The research team...

Scientists have shown that if elderly men who were given growth hormone and exercised their legs showed an appreciable muscle mass increase. Dr. Geoff Goldspink...

(Crossposted from Depressed Metabolism ) Following the news that mice have been cloned from 16 year old frozen tissue comes an announcement that scientists have...

A robot jaw, designed to mimic the action of the human mouth, has been developed by a team of scientists at Bristol University. Read more...

A team led by Yale University researchers has successfully implemented simple algorithms using a quantum processor based on microwave solid-state technology -- similar...

A new statistical analysis technique that identifies and removes systematic bias, noise and equipment-based artifacts from experimental data could lead to more precise...

A new report, issued by the International Osteoporosis Foundation and published in the scientific journal Osteoporosis International, shows that populations across...

Neural stem cells represent the cellular backup of our brain. These cells are capable of self-renewal to form new stem cells or differentiate into neurons, astrocytes...

One-step screening for both genetic and chromosomal abnormalities has come a stage closer as scientists announced that an embryo test they have been developing has...

Scientists from Brown University and the University of Cincinnati found that a portion of the brain that handles decision-making also helps decipher different sounds....

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The UK spends around £2.5 billion each year on dental materials to replace or strengthen teeth. The Chewing Robot is a new biologically inspired way to test dental...

Scientists have discovered gene expression differences that could lead to better ways to classify, predict outcome, and treat juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Eventually...

Exercise requires the integrated activity of every organ and tissue in the body, and understanding how these respond to the decreased oxygen levels present at moderate...

Pioneering therapeutic trials to investigate the effectiveness of deep brain stimulation in hard-to-treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and Tourette's...

When the ancestors of present marine mammals returned to the oceans, their physiology had to adapt radically. Dr. Michael Berenbrink at Liverpool University has...