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Doctors urgently need a fast and accurate test for diagnosing urinary tract infections (UTIs) to reduce overprescribing of antibiotics, according to health researchers.

Scientists studying a highly cancer-prone family have identified a rare, inherited gene mutation that dramatically raises the lifetime risk of pancreatic and other cancers.

Eating extra servings typically shows up on the scale later, but how this happens has not been clear. A new study reveals a previously unknown gut-brain connection that helps explain how those extra servings lead to weight gain.

researchers of the University of Turku in Finland have gained more detailed information on the diversity of the human lymphatic system than before. The research results can help to understand the human defense mechanisms on the molecular level even better than before. Several cancers, such as breast cancer and head and neck cancers, spread primarily via the lymphatic system.

Mice scurry around while foraging for food, but genetics may be the unseen hand controlling these meandering movements. Researchers are using machine learning to draw links between genetic controls that shape incremental steps of instinctive and learned behaviors.

The most productive places on Earth for solar power are farmlands. If less than 1% of agricultural land was converted to solar panels, it would be sufficient to fulfill global electric energy demand.

In a finding that could shed light on tissue formation, wound healing and cancer spread, a new study shows that human cells follow the same rules as non-living particles to form fractal-like branching structures.

For adults with high blood pressure, greater blood pressure control than what's currently considered standard is associated with fewer adverse changes of the brain, which could mean lower risks of dementia and cognitive impairment, according to new research.

Scientists have identified a new mechanism for removing magnetic nanoparticles through the kidneys, which will help create more effective, safer drugs.

A molecular switch has been identified that impacts immune responses to viral infections, and whether or not protective antibodies are produced.