Assessing heart disease risk is within arm’s reach

Researchers may have just discovered a potential new method to diagnose and monitor atherosclerosis: the radial…

Hubble sees starbursts in Virgo

Starburst galaxies contain regions where stars are forming at such a breakneck rate that the galaxy…

Rates of new diagnosed cases of type 1 and 2 diabetes on the rise among children, teens

Rates of new diagnosed cases of type 1 and type 2 diabetes are increasing among youth…

Low-income children missing out on language learning both at home and at school

Children from poor neighborhoods are less likely to have complex language building opportunities both in home…

When it comes to your profile picture, let a stranger do the choosing

When trying to pick the most flattering pictures for online profiles, it may be best to…

New material could save time and money in medical imaging and environmental remediation

Chemists have developed a material that holds the key to cheap, fast and portable new sensors…

Sandy the dingo wins world’s most interesting genome competition

A wild-born, pure Australian desert dingo called Sandy Maliki has taken out first place in the…

Mindfulness just as effective as CBT for a broad range of psychiatric symptoms

Mindfulness group therapy has an equally positive effect as individual CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) for the…

Researchers design coatings to prevent pipeline clogging

A new coating could prevent methane clathrate clogs and blowouts in oil pipelines, potentially stopping a…

Unraveling the mechanism of skin barrier formation

Scientists have identified the gene responsible for generating acylceramide, the key lipid in forming the skin…