Risk of developing dementia later in life is strongly predicted by a person’s cognitive ability, functional limitations and physical health as many as 20 years before onset of the illness. New ...

A 10-minute brain scan can predict the effectiveness of a risky spinal surgery to alleviate intractable pain. The Kobe ...

With the goal of  improving the number of life-saving kidney transplants, a new final rule issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ...

A team of researchers from Bar-Ilan University, in collaboration with researchers from Leiden University (The Netherlands) and Complutense University of Madrid (Spain), has uncovered a previously ...

A study published in Physical Review Letters by the Interface Science Department at the Fritz Haber Institute has unveiled ...

The Chinese government’s 2020 plan for education evaluation reform emphasizes digital transformation and Big Data integration ...

Scientific research has the potential to help the world sustainably manage nearly one billion tons of toxic ash it produces ...

McGill University scientists have discovered that pregnancy may trigger a natural immunity to boost protection against severe flu infection. Contrary to the common belief that pregnancy increases ...

Newly discovered insect fossils are so small they can barely be seen by the human eye but have been preserved in an “extraordinary” way.

A new collection of published papers offers the most detailed and comprehensive breakdown yet of how water injected into the Permian Basin during oil and gas operations is changing subsurface ...

A new study from the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports at the University of Copenhagen increases our knowledge about the gut and the life of gut bacteria. The study shows, among other ...

Scientists now know how many bonobos live in one of the largest pristine tropical forests, a place believed to be the world’s ...