Science & Technology

New research found that young athletes who participate in multidirectional sports, instead of specializing in something like running or cycling, can build stronger bones that are less prone to injury as adults.

New combinations and formulations of older therapies are showing promise for the treatment of bowel cancer, researchers have found.

Climate models are powerful tools that scientists use to study how the climate system works now and how it will change in the future under different scenarios of global warming. When models are updated with new scientific information, they must be eval…

A compound that both inhibits the MRSA superbug and renders it more vulnerable to antibiotics in lab experiments has been discovered.

Researchers have identified a common diabetes medication, metformin, as a possible treatment for atrial fibrillation. They used advanced computation and genetic sequencing to determine that metformin’s targets overlap significantly with genes dysregula…

A new study has provided evidence that exposure to fluoridated water by young children was not negatively associated with child emotional, behavioral development and executive functioning in their adolescent years.

In a new study, researchers compared observed rainfall from two climatologically distinct time periods and across 17 different climate regions in the U.S. They found that when it’s rained in recent decades, it’s rained more.

A new article presents a new perspective on the fear of losing control, with rich implications for future treatment and research. The author outlines some recent work and thinking about these fears and beliefs around the loss of control. He also addres…

Predicting the rupture of aneurysms is crucial for medical prevention and treatment. As aspect ratio and size ratio increase and an aneurysm expands, the stress applied against the aneurysm walls and the time blood spends within it increase. This leads…

Textile engineers have developed a fabric woven out of ultra-fine nano-threads made in part of phase-change materials and other advanced substances that combine to produce a fabric that can respond to changing temperatures to heat up and cool down its …

In a long-term prospective study of more than 600 older participants, researchers say they have evidence that higher levels of cell-free DNA circulating in the blood may signal increased risk of chronic inflammation associated with early signs of frail…

The gut microbiome may play a role in how diet and exercise affect brain health and dementia risk, suggests a recent study. This knowledge could help scientists and clinicians optimize strategies to prevent dementia.

An artificial-intelligence approach borrowed from natural-language processing — much like language translation and autofill for text on your smart phone — can predict future fault friction and the next failure time with high resolution in laboratory …

Adults with a genetic form of childhood-onset blindness experienced striking recoveries of night vision within days of receiving an experimental gene therapy.

Electronic gaming can precipitate life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias in susceptible children whose predisposition may have been previously unrecognized, according to a new report. The investigators documented an uncommon, but distinct pattern among c…

Broccoli, along with many other plants and microorganisms, emit gases to help them expel toxins. Scientists believe these gases could provide compelling evidence of life on other planets.

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in Alabama may be more likely to have excessive hair growth and insulin resistance, whereas women with PCOS in California may be more likely to have higher testosterone levels, according to new research.