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The molecular pathway that carries time-of-day signals from the body's internal clock to ultimately guide daily behavior is like a black box, says Amita Sehgal... Read More »

Researchers have discovered a restricted pattern of molecules that differentiate early-stage breast tumors from invasive, life-threatening cancer. They also found a... Read More »

A vaccine for serogroup B Neisseria meningitidis (MenB), a bacterium that causes of serious disease such as sepsis and meningitis, was effective against meningococcal ... Read More »

  Two Penn State scientists have forged an inspiring collaboration that could provide a breakthrough in cancer treatment. Dr. Prabhu, who specializes in the... Read More »

Despite a national mandate to implement electronic health records and computer order entry systems (CPOE) by 2014, only about 30 percent of hospitals in the US have... Read More »

Innovative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques that can measure changes in the microstructure of the brain’s white matter that could affect brain... Read More »

Treatment with three relatively new ‘targeted’ cancer drugs has been linked to a slightly elevated chance of fatal side effects, according to a new... Read More »

The future of disease diagnosis may lie in breathalyzer-like technology currently under development at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. New research demonstrates... Read More »

Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have, for the first time, described the genetic basis of endometriosis, a condition marked by chronic pelvic pain and... Read More »

  In the United States and other developed countries, fluoride is added to drinking water and toothpaste to help strengthen teeth. But too much naturally... Read More »

Within a few years, people in remote villages in the developing world may be able to make their own solar panels, at low cost, using otherwise worthless agricultural... Read More »

An innovative approach to genome screening has provided clues about rare mutations that may make people susceptible to brain aneurysms, according to preliminary... Read More »

The skeletal structure of the foot and ankle differs significantly between human sprinters and nonsprinters, according to Pennsylvania State University researchers... Read More »

The University of Pennsylvania’s General Robotics, Automation, Sensing and Perception (GRASP) Laboratory has released a video of flying nano quadrotor robots... Read More »

A new study by food safety researchers at Drexel University demonstrates that plasma can be an effective method for killing pathogens on uncooked poultry. The most... Read More »

In a recent study, researchers compared DNA of identical twins of different ages. They showed that structural modifications of DNA, where segments change direction... Read More »

In the future, tuberculosis patients may receive treatments according to what version of a single 'Goldilocks' gene they have, says an international research... Read More »

UK says home-grown cancer pill too costly to use | Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's health cost watchdog NICE sparked a major row on Thursday by snubbing a pricey... Read More »

SpaceX has test fired SuperDraco, an advanced version of the Draco engine currently used by SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft to maneuver on orbit and during reentry... Read More »

In space, the risk of developing kidney stones is exacerbated by environmental conditions. The health risk is also greater because resource limitations and distance... Read More »