Current advice to limit dairy intake should be reconsidered, research suggests

New research finds that with the exception of milk, dairy products have been found to protect…

E. coli strain from retail poultry may cause urinary tract infections in people

A strain of Escherichia coli (E. coli) found in retail chicken and turkey products may cause…

Artificial intelligence can deliver specialty-level diagnosis in primary care setting, study shows

A system that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to detect diabetic retinopathy without a person interpreting the…

The science behind blowing bubbles

What exactly happens when you blow on a soap film to make a bubble? Behind this…

Combination approach shows promise for beating advanced melanoma

A new study has found that a treatment that uses a bacteria-like agent in combination with…

Potential drugs developed to help curb smoking

Researchers have created more than a dozen candidate drugs with the potential to curb smokers' desire…

Traffic noise may make birds age faster

Traffic noise may be associated with an increased rate of telomere loss in Zebra finches that…

All wired up: New molecular wires for single-molecule electronic devices

Scientists have designed a new type of molecular wire doped with organometallic ruthenium to achieve unprecedentedly…

Scientists identify a new kind of human brain cell

Scientists have uncovered a new type of human brain cell that has never been seen in…

As CO2 levels climb, millions at risk of nutritional deficiencies

Rising levels of carbon dioxide from human activity are making staple crops such as rice and…