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Statins could become more widely used among heart disease patients.
Oct 21, 2015 02:19 PM EDT

Preeclampsia Increases Risk Of Infant Heart Defects

High blood pressure increases the risk of pre-eclampsia--a pregnancy complication that may cause heart defects in newborns, according to new research. T

Largest Space Image: Milky Way Photo With 46 Billion Pixels
Oct 21, 2015 01:48 PM EDT

Largest Space Image: Milky Way Photo With 46 Billion Pixels

Astronomers recently created one of the largest space images ever, a photo of the milky way that covers five years of observations.

Simulation
Oct 21, 2015 01:28 PM EDT

Magneticum Pathfinder: Precision Simulation of the Evolution of the Universe

Astrophysicists with the Magneticum Pathfinder project completed the most precise simulation of the universe's evolution for scientific use worldwide.

babies
Oct 21, 2015 12:52 PM EDT

Rare, Identical Twins Born Weeks Apart After Miraculous Delivery

Link and Logan Gorveatt are identical twins. However, the two boys were born 18 days apart, thanks to a very unusual delivery.

Glowing Fingerprinting Technique Now Used To Fight Crime
Oct 21, 2015 11:57 AM EDT

Glowing Fingerprinting Technique Used To Fight Crime

An Australian scientist recent developed a new glowing fingerprinting technique that can be used to solve crimes.

Binary Star System
Oct 21, 2015 11:04 AM EDT

Double Star Discovered, Possible Double Black Hole Ending

Astronomers discovered that the hottest and most massive pair of stars are about to collide with each other.

Hot Binary Stars
Oct 21, 2015 10:21 AM EDT

Hottest and Most Massive 'Kissing' Binary Stars are Headed for Catastrophe

Scientists have discovered the hottest and most massive double star to date.

Starry Night Petri Dish
Oct 21, 2015 09:40 AM EDT

Microbiologist Recreates 'Starry Night' in a Petri Dish for Art Competition

When you think of bacteria, you don't usually think of art. In this case, though, one microbiologist has created Vincent van Gogh's "Starry Night" in petri dishes with the help of bacteria.

Star
Oct 21, 2015 08:44 AM EDT

First Ever Movie of Surface Stellar Evolution Captured of a Star Outside the Solar System

For the first time ever, researchers have caught a movie that shows the evolution of stellar spots on a star outside our solar system.

Solar System
Oct 21, 2015 08:05 AM EDT

The Boundary of the Solar System and Its Solar Winds Revealed by IBEX

Scientists have presented findings from six years of direct observations made by NASA's interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) mission of the interstellar wind that blows through our solar system.

Asteroid Impact
Oct 21, 2015 07:23 AM EDT

Mass Extinctions are Linked to Comet and Asteroid Bombardment of Earth

It shouldn't be all that surprising, but researchers have finally confirmed that there's a link between comet or asteroid showers and mass extinctions.

Free prescription drug samples actually end up costing patients in the long run.
Oct 20, 2015 11:41 PM EDT

Parksinson's Disease: Could A Cancer Drug Reverse Symptoms?

Could a cancer drug help with Parkinson's symptoms?

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