A new study found that while exercise — in this case, a 16-minute conditioning class — generally improved women's mood and body satisfaction, women felt even better if the instructor made motiv..

In 1994, Chinese university student Zhu Ling began experiencing stomach pain, hair loss and partial paralysis. By the time doctors diagnosed Ling with thallium poisoning about four months later, she w..

Researchers recently discovered that by testing the level of NER (nucleotide excision repair) gene expression, pediatric oncologists can determine the likelihood of early relapse (less than three year..

When humans experience stress, their inner turmoil may not be apparent to an outside observer. But many animals deal with stressful circumstances — overcrowded conditions, not enough food — by compl..

Researchers report which genes are turned on or off, and in which order, to orchestrate the cellular processes required to protect and repair the genome in response to DNA damage. The research reveals..

New research shows that in older people living in the community, type 2 diabetes is associated with a decline in verbal memory and fluency over five years.

Oral spray containing two compounds derived from the cannabis plant reduced spasticity compared with placebo in patients already taking anti-spasticity drugs.

A research team has uncovered significant and previously unknown vulnerabilities in high-performance computer chips that could lead to failures in modern electronics.

A new study shows that fecal bacteria from sewage are living in far greater quantities in near-shore sediments of the Hudson River than in the water itself. The river's pollution levels are gener..

With the help of novel miniature sensors, biologists have found that bat species foraged socially if their food sources were in unpredictable locations, such as insect swarms or fish schools. In contr..