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A new paper has called for an end to the term "healthy obesity", saying it is misleading and flawed. It calls for further research into why some people can avoid diseases associated with obesity whilst others with the same BMI are affected.

A new type of cancer vaccine has yielded promising results in an initial clinical trial. The personalized vaccine is made from patients’ own immune cells, which are exposed in the laboratory to the contents of the patients’ tumor cells, and then injected into the patients to initiate a wider immune response.

After completing a 685 million piece genomic puzzle, researchers have put together the genome of the California Yellowtail, a fish with huge potential tfor fishing in the US.

Researchers argue that overuse of smart phones is just like any other type of substance abuse.

The death-cap mushroom has a long history as a tool of murder and suicide, going back to ancient Roman times. While it may seem ill-advised, researchers are eager to synthesize the toxin because studies have shown that it could help fight cancer. Scientists now report how they overcame obstacles to synthesize the death-cap killer compound.

Researchers map the functional circuit architecture underlying parental behaviour.

A vaccine may successfully turn off peanut allergy in mice, a new study shows. Just three monthly doses of a nasal vaccine protected the mice from allergic reactions upon exposure to peanut, according to new research.

Researchers have developed a technology, known as ‘HEx’, that can detect natural products from fungal species, products which are usually extremely difficult to identify. This approach could be used to find natural compounds with therapeutic potential – paving the way to novel antimicrobial drugs.

Using a tiny array of electrodes implanted in the brain's somatosensory cortex.

Opioids and benzodiazepines are the most common drug classes involved in overdoses. Now, a new electronic warning system has helped lower co-prescription of these drugs for high-risk patients.