Scientists have found that improvised explosive devices can cause a distinctive honeycomb pattern of broken and swollen nerve fibers throughout critical brain regions, including those that control executive function.
Scientists have taken a closer look at the unusual feeding habits of a 200-million-year-old fish. Using a mechanical model, researchers now better understand how this Jurassic fish functioned in the ancient world.
Scientists have analyzed the production and extraction rates of 27 global renewable and non-renewable resources and have found that for 18 renewable resources, the annual growth rate reached its peak around 2006.
Scientists are getting the earliest look yet at Earth's ancient atmosphere. Chemical analysis of some of the world's oldest rocks has revealed a record of our planet's atmosphere four billion years ago.
Global sea levels continue to rise. In fact, there's been an acceleration in this rise from the 20th century to the last two decades and now, scientists have found this increase has been far larger than previously estimated.
In the past, scientists believed that chondrules on meteorites actually represented early kernels of terrestrial planets. Now, though, they've found that this is not the case.
Children may be more likely to eat something that's unhealthy for them, even when they're relatively aware that they should pick a healthier alternative.
An HIV diagnosis can be life changing. Yet new medications and therapeutic treatments are making it easier for patients dealing with the virus to live normal lives. However, proper treatment and prevention methods are essential in the process.
Researchers at Indiana University are working on how to help patients suffering from chronic pain, a critical, oftentimes overlooked health issue that's estimated to affect over 100 million Americans. They're studying multidisciplinary approaches to treatments that involve both the patients' perspec...
Could vitamin D help patients with advanced colon cancer? New research that will be presented at the Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium in San Francisco examines how the "sunshine vitamin" could help patients improve their response to chemotherapy and targeted anti-cancer drugs.
Statistics show that close to 24 million people in the United States suffer from an eating disorder, some which are not clinically defined yet are oftentimes linked by some form of depression.
It's human instinct to coddle your children every once and a while, but bombarding them with phone calls, mandatory check-ins and overall, anxiety provoking instances, can disrupt future success as an independent adult. For parents who are excessively clingy and overprotective, it might be best to b...
