Repeal all of Obamacare? Primary care physicians not in favor, survey suggests

Results of a random sample survey of 426 primary care physicians by a team of researchers…

Isotopic similarities seen in materials that formed Earth, moon

Where did the materials that make up Earth and moon come from--and when did they arrive?…

Fat shaming linked to greater health risks

Body shaming is a pervasive form of prejudice, found in cyber bullying, critiques of celebrities’ appearances,…

Mature heart muscle cells created in the laboratory from stem cells

Generating mature and viable heart muscle cells from human or other animal stem cells has proven…

Taking materials into the third dimension

To create more efficient catalysts, scientists would like to start with porous materials with controlled atomic-scale…

New C.diff treatment reduces recurrent infections by 40%

A new treatment for Clostridium difficile (C.diff) infections reduces recurrent infections by nearly 40%, a large…

How 1,000 new genetic variants were discovered in blood groups

One thousand new mutations in the blood group genes: that is what a physician and former…

Echolocation: Sizing up spaces by ear

Humans can be trained to use echolocation to estimate the sizes of enclosed spaces. Researchers now…

Common medication restores social deficits in autism mouse model

Reducing the function of the autism-associated gene Pcdh10 leads to impairments in social behavior, according to…

The secret of the supervolcano

Researchers have now found an explanation for what triggered the largest volcanic eruption witnessed by humankind.…