Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects nearly 12 million people in the U.S. alone and is the third leading ...

Recently, scientists at Stanford University began to wonder why identical lab mice, bred with the same DNA and brought up in ...

The Foldscope brings a powerful science tool to schools that can't afford microscopes. Scientists use it too. Its creators ...

Scientists from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a descendant of the original lab that discovered the element back in 1945, implemented a new process last year that allowed for the creation of a ...

New research reveals many prenatal vitamins don't contain enough of the nutrients that are essential for a healthy pregnancy, ...

Tamoxifen is a common and important treatment to prevent breast cancer from recurring. A new study shows that variation in a patient’s gut microbiome can impact how effective the treatment is.

After years of rumors, new data suggests that real-time lactate sensors are finally ready to hit the market. But will ...

Data was collected at five key points during the astronauts' missions: pre-flight, early flight, late flight, early post-flight and late post-flight. To date, it's the largest dataset on cognitive ...

Untreated insufficient sleep can increase the likelihood of depression, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and, possibly ...

Labs around the world are trying to turn cells into autobiographers, tracking their own development from embryos to adults.

Officials with the County of Santa Clara Public Health Laboratory identified bird flu in one sample of raw milk purchased ...

When laser energy is deposited in a target material, numerous complex processes take place at length and time scales that are ...