Bacterial cells that normally colonize our guts can distinguish themselves from other bacterial species using what's traditionally considered their enemy — a virus. Researchers report that some ..

Does the potential to win or lose money influence the confidence one has in one's own decisions? Researchers investigated confidence bias in a learning context through a system of monetary punish..

A group of scientists have discovered a new way to regenerate flowering plant tissues, opening possibilities of mitigating global food shortage problem.

When it comes to understanding future climate, the south Asian summer monsoon offers a paradox. Most climate models predict that as human-caused global warming increases, monsoon rain and wind will be..

'Magic mouthwash,' an oral rinse containing diphenhydramine, lidocaine and antacids, significantly reduced pain from oral mucositis, mouth sores, in patients receiving radiation therapy for ..

A six-week transition period did not help wearers adjust to ''maximal'' running shoes, indicating that increased impact forces and loading rates caused by the shoe design do not ch..

Plague is an endemic disease in Madagascar. Each year there is a seasonal upsurge between September and April, especially in the Central Highlands, which stand at an elevation of more than 800m. In 20..

A medical researcher has made it his mission to figure out why leukemia treatments cure some patients but not others. He and his team report progress on two important fronts: They shed light on how le..

Biologists have found that the nutrient composition of the interstitial fluid that normally surrounds pancreatic tumors is different from that of the culture medium normally used to grow cancer cells.

A vaccine against Streptococcus pneumoniae, a major cause of childhood illness and mortality in the developing world, sharply reduced the incidence of serious pneumococcal disease among children in a ..