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Experts say hormone replacement therapy can help the transition for women in menopause, but is it safe? Two doctors explain the benefits and risks.

'Inception' and 'Home Alone' activate different functional networks in the brain.

Doctors say test may diagnose childhood illnesses in less than an hour, helping quickly identify life-threatening infections

What does a stressed plant sound like? A bit like bubble-wrap being popped. Researchers in Israel report in the journal Cell on March 30 that tomato and tobacco plants that are stressed—from dehydration or having their stems severed—emit sounds that are comparable in volume to normal human conversation. The frequency of these noises is too high for our ears to detect, but they can probably be heard by insects,…

White blood cells called neutrophils have an unappreciated role in eradicating solid tumors, according to a surprise discovery from a team led by Weill Cornell Medicine scientists.

A newly developed test could help doctors more accurately predict whether individuals who undergo gastric bypass surgery will experience a remission of type 2 diabetes within two years of the procedure.

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Flexform™ Press Equips Aerospace Supplier with Advanced Technology for Cost-Effective Manufacturing

Elephant seals have a sense that functions like an internal GPS to guide their migration to their breeding beaches each year, according to researchers from the University of California Santa Cruz.

Atom-level simulations reveal the reason iron rusts in supposedly 'inert' supercritical carbon dioxide fluid. Trace amounts of water can cause a reaction at the interface between iron and the fluid, prompting the formation of corrosive chemicals.

They heal. They poop. They live on.

The remains of a 45,000 year old nicknamed Thorin was uncovered in a French cave system.

Carpenter ants (Camponotus), a diverse genus of large ants indigenous to many forested parts of the world, can selectively treat the wounded limbs of fellow nestmates -- either by wound cleaning or amputation.

The blood-brain barrier (BBB) in carpenter ants isn't just a protective boundary, but actively shapes ant behavior.

New research methods allow us to know what food was cooked in which pot during the Mykop period (3700-2900 BCE).

Fake sugars are bad for you

Increasing concentrations of fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) via injection dramatically accelerates recovery from intoxication in mice.

Though useful for all sorts of things, it's safe to say humans didn't evolve to have fingerprints to unlock smartphones or catch criminals — at least, not originally.

Testing the longevity of new electric vehicle battery designs could be four times faster with a streamlined approach, researchers have shown.

The microbes inside our gut have evolved tricks to control our appetite and immune system, which can impact our sleep. Supporting the microbiome in the following ways might improve your rest.