It's possible that a lock of hair could one day aid in the diagnosis of depression and in efforts to monitor the effects of treatment, said the author of a new study examining cortisol levels in ..

Drugs currently used to treat less than 10% of breast cancer patients could have broader effectiveness in treating all cancers, including ovarian and prostate cancers.

The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is set to become the largest radio telescope on Earth. Researchers have now examined the SKA-MPG telescope — a prototype for the part of the SKA that receives signals..

The discovery supports GM1 ganglioside as a potential target for Parkinson's therapy.

Plants rely on bees for pollination; bees need plants to supply nectar and pollen. Scientists have studied how climate change affects these mutualistic interactions.

Being sprayed by a skunk is no fun for people or their pets, and the strong, stinky secretions can serve as a nasty reminder of the wildlife encounter for days or weeks. Available 'de-skunking&#0..

The fact that millions of North American monarch butterflies fly thousands of miles each fall and somehow manage to find the same overwintering sites in central Mexican forests and along the Californi..

Although sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) has been on the decline, a new study shows that infant deaths from accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed have more than tripled between 1999 and ..

Research findings show significant human health benefits when air quality is better than the current national ambient air quality standard. The estimate of lives that could be saved by further reducti..

One dose of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has comparable effectiveness to 2 or 3 doses for preventing cervical pre-cancer, according to a new study.