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Liver disease risk increased by type 2 diabetes
People with type 2 diabetes are at greater risk of serious liver disease than those without the condition, new research has shown.
Researchers warn that...
Unexpected long-range particle interactions: Spinning cells could attract each other across surprisingly long distances
Researchers have found a new kind of long-range interaction between particles, in a liquid medium, that is based entirely on their motion. Alfredo Alexander-Katz...
Six elements of an effective apology, according to science
There are six components to an apology -- and the more of them you include when you say you're sorry, the more effective your...
Climate Change: Weather Pattern Could Cause Water Scarcity for Small Islands, Study Says
This is an aerial photo of the town of Jabor on Jaluit Atoll (169.5E, 6N), Republic of the Marshall Islands taken by a drone...
University of Sussex research brings ‘smart hands’ closer to reality
The device uses 'time-reversal' processing to send ultrasound waves through the hand. This technique is effectively like ripples in water but in reverse --...
Stanford University: Study Finds Paper Tape Could Help Ultramarathon Runners Avoid Blisters
Grant Lipman attends to a blister during a race in the Atacama Desert, in Chile. He is the lead author of a study that...
Neanderthals may have been infected by diseases carried out of Africa by humans
A new study suggests that Neanderthals across Europe may well have been infected with diseases carried out of Africa by waves of anatomically modern...
The brain on LSD revealed: first scans show how the drug affects the brain
The areas that contributed to vision were more active under LSD, which was linked to hallucinations. Image Credit: IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON
Researchers from Imperial College...
Smokers may have a tougher time finding a job, earn less money
Smoking may cost more than the money smokers spend on cigarettes. A new study published online by JAMA Internal Medicine suggests unemployed smokers were...
New tool refines exoplanet search
An artist's conception of an exoplanet courtesy of NASA/Ames/JPL-Caltech.Credit: NASA/Ames/JPL-Caltech
Planet-hunting is an ongoing process that's resulting in the discovery of more and more planets...
Inequality linked to large, growing gap in lifespans
“As you go up in the income distribution, life expectancy continues to increase, at every point in the income distribution,” Michael Stepner says.Credit: Illustration:...
