How cancer was treated in Ancient Egypt

How cancer was treated in Ancient Egypt

During their roughly 3,000-year-long civilization, ancient Egyptian doctors were esteemed as the best professionals at that time......

Why do identical twins have different fingerprints?

Why do identical twins have different fingerprints?

Identical twins, also called monozygotic twins, are often thought to look exactly alike except for their fingerprints. This type......

Researchers discover toxic heavy metals in menstrual tampons

Researchers discover toxic heavy metals in menstrual tampons

Tampons, one of the most commonly used menstrual products for women, contain several toxic metals, including arsenic and lead,......

[video] New robotic pill with wireless camera to revolutionize endoscopy

[video] New robotic pill with wireless camera to revolutionize endoscopy

A startup has developed a swallowable robotic pill that is set to revolutionize endoscopy. Created by California-based Endiatx,......

Stanford neuroscientist claims people don’t have free will after all

Stanford neuroscientist claims people don’t have free will after all

After four decades of study of humans and other primates, Robert Sapolsky, a 66-year-old neurobiologist at Stanford University......

Alzheimer’s can be transmitted via bone marrow transplant

Alzheimer’s can be transmitted via bone marrow transplant

Researchers at the University of British Columbia in Canada have discovered that familial Alzheimer’s disease can be......

Vaccines have saved 150 million children over the last 50 years

Vaccines have saved 150 million children over the last 50 years

At least 150 million children - more than twice the population of the United Kingdom – have been saved by vaccines during......

Decaf coffee contains a chemical that causes cancer - study

Decaf coffee contains a chemical that causes cancer - study

For those avoiding caffeine, decaf coffee might seem like a harmless choice but the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) – an......

First cancer vaccines based on mRNA technology to be tested in U.K.

First cancer vaccines based on mRNA technology to be tested in U.K.

The United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS) has been enrolling thousands of patients for its groundbreaking cancer vaccine......

[video] Japanese scientists develop robot with living biological muscles

[video] Japanese scientists develop robot with living biological muscles

Researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed a two-legged biohybrid robot, which merges an artificial skeleton with......

New study claims pig blood compound sets rats’ biological clock to move backwards

New study claims pig blood compound sets rats’ biological clock to move backwards

A team of researchers from the United States, India, Croatia, and Argentina has discovered that a blood compound from young pigs,......

Innovation: Treating nerve pain with optical fibers

Innovation: Treating nerve pain with optical fibers

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have unveiled flexible, fatigue-resistant and implantable optical......