Humans, fish and, most likely, other species rely on identical visual features — color, size, orientation, and motion — to quickly search for objects.

A new study finds rates are increasing for six of 12 cancers related to obesity in younger adults in the United States, with steeper increases in progressively younger ages and successively younger ge..

Researchers have discovered clues to a particularly deadly form of rejection that can follow lung transplantation. Called antibody-mediated rejection, the condition remains impervious to available tre..

The heart's motion is so powerful that it can recharge life-saving devices, according to new research. Using a dime-sized invention, the heart's energy can be harnessed to power implantable ..

Companies are increasingly collecting and analyzing vast amounts of data to improve their services and decision making. However, the automation of data management inside organizations comes with multi..

Children born after assisted reproductive technology (ART) do not appear to be at greater risk of developing cancer than other children, according to the first study to look at the long-term cancer ri..

A new compound based on iridium, a rare metal which landed in the Gulf of Mexico 66 million years ago, hooked onto albumin, a protein in blood, can attack the nucleus of cancerous cells when switched ..

Women who have undergone infertility treatment, such as in vitro fertilization, are more likely to experience severe pregnancy complications, according to new research.

Climate change is causing significant changes to phytoplankton in the world's oceans, and a new study finds that over the coming decades these changes will affect the ocean's color, intensif..

A new study has uncovered a new threat in the opiate epidemic: overdoses of loperamide, an over-the-counter diarrhea medication, have been steadily increasing in number and severity nationwide over fi..