In a lab at Duke University, tiny worms smaller than an eyelash are helping scientists study the effects of a group of ...

This tumor DNA, also known as circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), is released by cancer cells into the bloodstream. Tracking ctDNA ...

Strength exercises help by building the muscles around the knee, making the joint more stable. Yoga uses breathing, ...

When Adrian Bejan, a mechanical engineering professor from Duke University, visited the town of Benevento in southern Italy, ...

NASA and other global space scientists keep a close eye on asteroids known as near-Earth objects (NEOs). These are comets or ...

Scientists have developed a new injectable hydrogel, made from materials found in fish swim bladders, that could help repair ...

The search for life involves the most sophisticated observational machines known to humanity. They peer out across the light-years, looking for some proof – any proof – that other life exists, out ...

A team of scientists from Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has found a cleaner and more effective way to make solar panels using water instead of harmful chemicals. By adding a special ...

Nearly 40% of people diagnosed with type 2 diabetes stop taking their medication within the first year—a trend that puts their health at serious risk. In a new paper from UVA Health, diabetes experts ...

The researchers concluded that a lifestyle program based on a reduced-calorie Mediterranean diet and more physical activity can be a good way for older women to protect their bones while losing weight ...

The study, led by Dr. Graham Wilson from the university’s School of Computing Science, found that when people are not actively controlling their movement—such as when sitting in a chair or riding in a ...

Researchers have found that stress and depression play key roles in the back-and-forth relationship between insomnia and heavy alcohol use. The findings, recently published in the journal Alcohol, may ...