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Could This Long-Awaited Vaccine Prevent Severe Diarrhea?

A simple stomach infection may seem like a minor problem, but for millions of children around the world it can become a life-threatening illness. Severe...

New Injection Offers Fresh Hope for People Living With COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, commonly called COPD, is one of the leading causes of illness and death worldwide. The disease slowly damages the lungs,...

This Skin Disease Linked to Trouble Falling Asleep and Daytime Fatigue

Psoriasis is usually thought of as a skin disease, but its effects often go far beyond the skin. A new study suggests that as psoriasis...

Some Video Games May Help Boost Mental Health

For many years, video games have been viewed mainly as a form of entertainment. Some people see them as a waste of time, while...

Your Diet and Plastic Pollution May Be Teaming Up to Harm Your Liver

Most people think of plastic pollution as an environmental problem. Images of plastic waste floating in oceans or piling up in landfills often come...

Scientists turn plastic bottles into clean hydrogen using only sunlight

Plastic waste is one of the world's biggest environmental problems. Millions of tons of plastic end up in landfills, rivers, and oceans every year,...

New printable cooling technology could replace harmful refrigerants

Air conditioners, refrigerators, and heat pumps help keep our homes, workplaces, and food cool. However, the refrigerants they use can create environmental and safety...

Europe’s last Neanderthals were more diverse than scientists ever imagined

A new study has revealed that the last Neanderthals living in Western Europe were far more connected and genetically diverse than scientists once believed. The...

3-billion-year-old asteroid crater offers rare window into Earth’s violent past

Scientists have confirmed the age of the oldest known asteroid impact crater on Earth, revealing that a huge space rock struck our planet about...

Most People Have Very Low Risk of Serious Statin Muscle Problems

Many people who are advised to take statins worry about possible side effects, especially muscle problems. These concerns sometimes stop people from starting treatment or...

Scientists Discover Over 600 hundreds of Hidden Genes Linked to Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is one of the most serious mental health disorders. It affects how people think, feel, and understand reality. People with schizophrenia may hear voices...

Chewing Sugary Gum After Beetroot May Boost Blood Pressure Benefits

The bacteria living in our mouths help our bodies use important nutrients from food. High blood pressure is a major cause of heart disease and...

AI May Detect a Hidden Cause of High Blood Pressure Before Doctors Do

A new artificial intelligence (AI) system could help doctors find thousands of people with a hidden hormone disorder that often causes high blood pressure....

Women With Parkinson’s May Face a Hidden Alzheimer’s Risk

Scientists are discovering that diseases affecting the brain do not always affect men and women in exactly the same way. Parkinson's disease is a long-term...

New Heart Failure Pill Shows Early Promise in Human Study

Heart failure is a long-term condition that affects millions of people around the world. It does not mean the heart has stopped working. Instead, it...

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New electronic skin can be made onsite, bringing smarter robots and wearables closer to...

Researchers in South Korea have developed a new type of electronic skin that can be made directly where it is needed, potentially opening the...

Astronomers discover giant ‘bow and arrow’ galaxy stretching 1.8 million light-years across

Astronomers have discovered a strange and spectacular galaxy that looks like a giant bow and arrow stretching across space. The unusual object, named RAD-BAARG (Bow-And-Arrow...

The long-lived Chicxulub hydrothermal system lasted 8 million years

When a massive, ten-kilometer asteroid slammed into Earth about 66 million years ago, it created a massive crater. The impact triggered a megatsunami and a...

Did gravitational tides cause Earth’s extinctions?

Life on Earth took a long evolutionary journey that eventually created us, the purportedly intelligent species that dominates the planet. But there was no grand...

New wearable device could help people feel the ground and improve balance

Most people rarely think about the feeling of their feet touching the ground. But this sense is incredibly important. It helps us know where our...