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Hebrew University study suggests that desalination can dramatically increase the prevalence of inadequate iodine intake. An estimated 300 million people worldwide rely on over 17,000...

An ancient area of the midbrain of all vertebrates called the corpora quadrigemina can independently contol and reorientate the eyes, researchers from Karolinska Institutet...

The hazy globe of Titan hangs in front of Saturn and its rings in this natural color view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space...

Researchers at The University of Queensland have established that reef fish see colours that humans cannot. A team from Professor Justin Marshall’s Sensory Neurobiology Lab...

Data from the first 5,000 UK Biobank participants taking part in the world’s largest health imaging study has been released for health researchers worldwide...

Public safety and school quality are the two most important demands for homebuyers in Ohio, a new University of Cincinnati study shows. It is...

An international study has found that having a high status job means that you are less likely to respond to standard treatment with medications...

Exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) and other endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) may reduce levels of vitamin D in the bloodstream, according to a new study...

Large human genetics study finds loneliness is a heritable trait associated with neuroticism and depressive symptoms, but no one gene is responsible. Loneliness is linked...

NYU researchers offer a new theory, based on a computational model, on how the brain separates relevant from irrelevant information in these and other...

Feeding babies egg and peanut may reduce their risk of developing an allergy to the foods, finds a new study.Credit: © deanwissing / Flickr Feeding...