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Scientists hope the new tool could be used to make it easier for GPs and patients to get information on dementia risk factors.

Drinking cranberry juice has long been a mythical prevention strategy for women who develop a urinary tract infection — and new medical evidence shows consuming cranberry products is an effective way to prevent a UTI before it gets started. A global s…

Drinking cranberry juice has long been a mythical prevention strategy for women who develop a urinary tract infection — and new medical evidence shows consuming cranberry products is an effective way to prevent a UTI before it gets started. A global s…

A four-year field experiment conducted on the shores of restored Lake Mustijärv in Viljandi, Estonia, has revealed that recycling phosphorus-rich lake sediments back to agriculture could have positive impacts on crop production.

Conclusive evidence of chicken breeding in the Yayoi period of Japan has been discovered from the Karako-Kagi site.

Imagine the view from the western coastline of southern Africa during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) over twenty thousand years ago: in the distance you would see at least fifteen large islands — the largest 300 square kilometers in area — swarming w…

The seven worst years for polar ice sheets melting and losing ice have occurred during the past decade, according to new research, with 2019 being the worst year on record. The seven worst years for polar ice sheets melting and losing ice have occurred…

There are high expectations that quantum computers may deliver revolutionary new possibilities for simulating chemical processes. This could have a major impact on everything from the development of new pharmaceuticals to new materials. Researchers hav…

Investigators have identified a genetic variant that increases people’s risk of developing perianal Crohn’s disease, the most debilitating manifestation of Crohn’s disease. The variant generates changes to DNA that lead to a loss of protein function, w…