Got a sweet tooth? Blame your liver

A hormone called FGF21 that is secreted by the liver after eating sweets may determine who…

‘Exercise-in-a-pill’ boosts athletic endurance by 70 percent

Sedentary mice given the drug ran longer without training.

Linkage between social network structure and brain activity

New research finds that the brain's response to social exclusion differs depending on the structure of…

Simple blood tests lead to improved hypertension treatment in African countries

Using two simple blood tests, researchers were able to drastically improve treatment for resistant hypertension across…

Fierce mating battle between wild cuttlefish

A male cuttlefish fights fiercely to protect his mate after a rival steals her away, using…

Nearby star is a good model of our early solar system

Scientists have confirmed a nearby star's planetary system contains separate belts of asteroids, similar to our…

Astronomers confirm nearby star a good model of our early solar system

NASA's SOFIA aircraft, a 747 loaded with a 2.5-meter telescope in the back and stripped of…

Overcoming Opioids: When pills are a hospital’s last resort

BALTIMORE (AP) -- A car crash shattered Stuart Anders' thigh, leaving pieces of bone sticking through…

Oklahoma author awarded ownership of microfilm lunar Bibles

TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- A Texas state agency has withdrawn its ownership claim to 10 microfilm…

Microsoft launches Surface laptop, streamlined Windows 10

Microsoft is introducing a Surface device aimed at students.