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New research from the Research Triangle suggests that variants in a gene called ankyrin-B -- carried by millions of Americans -- could cause people to put on pounds through no fault of their own.

A team of researchers published the results of an effort to harness the power of supercomputers to train a deep neural network (DNN) for image recognition at rapid speed.

At first glance, the movie "Frozen" might seem to have two strong female protagonists -- Elsa and Anna. But the two princesses actually exert very different levels of power and control over their own destinies, according to new research from University of Washington computer scientists.

In a new report, experts argue that the medical community must be mobilized to respond to this impending public health threat.

Manufacturers are increasingly using encapsulated coal ash from power plants as a low-cost binding agent in concrete, wallboard, bricks, roofing and other building materials. However, a new study cautions that coal ash from high-uranium deposits in China may be too radioactive for this use.

A new smartphone-compatible device that is held like a pencil could make it practical to acquire spectral images of everyday objects and may eventually be used for point-of-care medical diagnosis in remote locations.

Researchers from Duke-NUS Medical School (Duke-NUS) and the National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS) have discovered that a critical protein, known as interleukin 11 (IL11) is responsible for fibrosis and causes organ damage.

MIT researchers have developed nanoparticles that can deliver the CRISPR genome-editing system and specifically modify genes in mice.

For inspection of protective lead aprons, used to shield patients and staff from radiation exposure, a combination of tactile and visual inspection is considered the gold standard. However, recent work shows that Infrared thermal imaging is a much better detective.

Scientists used electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy to record nitric oxide content in hippocampal tissue of intact rats and the ones after simulation of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke to better understand its role in the brain.