Exercise incentives do little to spur gym-going

Even among people who had just joined a gym and expected to visit regularly, getting paid…

GP-based testing for HIV is cost-effective

Offering HIV testing to people at health checks when they register at a new GP surgery…

New synthesis route for alternative catalysts of noble metals

Researchers have developed a new synthesis route for alternative catalysts of noble metals, explains a new…

Engineering on a blue streak

A process has been developed to form interwoven polymer networks more easily, quickly and sustainably than…

What’s in your rum? Flavor scientists create a lexicon of terms to describe nuances of popular beverage

Aficionados use words like "oaky" to describe some wines, or "hoppy" when talking about certain beers.…

Newly discovered biomarkers may lead to promising diagnostic tool for Alzheimer’s

Diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease and determining a patient’s prognosis is an inexact business, and that stands in…

New tool to distinguish between viral, bacterial infections

Antibiotics are lifesaving drugs, but overuse is leading to antibiotic resistance, one of the world's most…

Computer models provide new understanding of sickle cell disease

Simulations developed by mathematicians provide new details of how sickle cell disease manifests inside red blood…

Dulled taste may prompt more calories on path to obesity

Food scientists have found that people with a diminished ability to taste food choose sweeter --…

Scientists discover new magnet with nearly massless charge carriers

Advances in modern electronics has demanded the requisite hardware, transistors, to be smaller in each new…