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MIT researchers have built a nano-scale, drug-producing factory that could provide precision cancer tumor-killing…

When a team of biologists, physicists, and engineers at Brown University put their heads together to look at…

Cancer researchers have found that certain types of dental X-rays significantly increased the incidence of the most…

If a human tried chopping wood with his head, he'd lose at least one eye and sustain permanent brain damage. But…

You've seen the reports that individuals with a lower economic and social status suffer from poor health more often…

Shopping for makeup should be fun. And it should not happen at Amazon. It's unnatural to buy your mascara at the…

Why should a staircase only be for getting to the next floor? The modular and portable nature of the Elementstair,…

Scientists have uncovered several gene mutations that sharply increase the chances of developing autism. It's the…

One of the worst things you can hear from you doctor is that you, or a loved one, has "triple negative" breast…

This is the study that many of us have been waiting for: exercise combined with caffeine will greatly reduce your…

A new study shows that up to 25 percent of women who have harmless breast tumors undergo invasive cancer treatments…

During human (or any mammalian) fertilization, if more than one sperm manages to get inside an egg, there are…

Scientists have created the first genetic "atlas" of the human brain, and the result is a very pretty Skittles-esque…

Scientists at Princeton University have developed a sensor that could be tattooed onto your tooth, diagnose an…

Scientists have painstakingly measured 2.7 billion-year-old raindrop fossils from South Africa. The size of the…

Here's something most of us would rather not consider: Would you rather use a flammable mattress in your child's…

Jean Paul Gaultier's retrospective of his 40-plus years of fashion design would have been breathtaking even…

Lab coats: they're white, mostly plain, boxy. Functional, and ultimately sartorially boring. But ask any doctor or…

You're visiting a friend out of state with your cockapoo Curly, and your pound-size chocolate bar has gone missing.…

Scientists have developed a test that detects whether the large, misshapen, mutant cells that indicate you're due…