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A new study finds that when sulfur air pollution fell, farmers replaced this lost airborne nutrient with fertilizer, likely increasing mercury contamination.

An older class of antipsychotic medication could be used to control blood sugar in diabetes patients, through a different mechanism than current treatments.

A new study suggests that throughout Earth’s history, natural processes propelled measurable geochemical signals from deep inside Earth’s metallic core, all the way to the surface, emerging at what are known as magma “hotspots.”

Researchers have created a computational model that uses machine learning to fully analyze a patient’s tumor and better predict glioblastoma multiforme progression.

Research from the University of Bath has thrown light on the link between ADHD traits and poor mental health, which has previously been overlooked.

Scientists from the Netherlands Cancer Institute and Leiden University Medical Center have discovered the way in which specialized immune cells can detect and remove cancers that are "invisible" to the conventional defense mechanisms employed by the immune system.

Selecting an appropriate sample preparation method can improve the efficiency and accuracy of mold identification, and researchers have now evaluated three different MALDI-TOF MS approaches for the identification of molds.

A lead-free perovskite photocatalyst has been developed that can efficiently convert solar energy to hydrogen. Researchers have also unveiled the interfacial dynamics of the catalyst, opening doors to improving its efficiency.

A new test that "fishes" for multiple respiratory viruses at once using single strands of DNA as "bait", and gives highly accurate results in under an hour, has been developed by Cambridge researchers.

A study of 37 Tibetan Buddhist monks suggests that long-term, deep meditation could positively affect the gut microbiome. The research is published in General Psychiatry.