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A new study has uncovered a potential evolutionary origin of the female orgasm.

Some cancer patients may benefit from being treated with “off-label” drugs that are not routinely prescribed for their exact tumor type, according to new research conducted as part of the Drug Rediscovery Protocol. Findings were published in Nature, September 30, 2019.

Researchers have developed an optical system that accurately measures the flow of tiny amounts of liquids, which is increasingly important to medicine.

A new high-resolution microscope has revealed previously unseen details of living creatures - including the beating heart of a fish embryo.

A new study has uncovered the molecular mechanism by which a particular cancer-causing oncogene could trigger disease onset.

In an exceptionally extensive worldwide study on sleep, nearly a quarter of a million nights of sleep were measured among sleepers ranging between 16 and 30 years of age.

Drinking water sources serving 7.5 million Californians are contaminated with highly toxic chemicals, according to an Environmental Working Group review.

The human body has an internal biological clock that is constantly running. Our well-being is dependent on the function of that clock. New research from the University of Minnesota Medical School found a little stress can make the circadian clock run better and faster.

Scientists have uncovered that "good" bacteria living in the guts of mammals have an effect on the body’s absorption of dietary fat.

Researchers have shown that the presence of predators can improve the overall health of animal populations.