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Long-term use of high-dose green tea extract may provide some protection against cancer, cardiovascular disease, obesity and type 2 diabetes, but it also may create liver damage in a small minority of the population.

DNA extracted from remains of a 14th-century Jewish cemetery has provided insights into the origins of the Ashkenazi Jewish population.

Researchers have found evidence of potentially significant blooms beneath the sea ice encircling Antarctica.

Mathematical problems that can be solved by adopting different points of view have been shown to enhance cognitive flexibility in a new study.

Researchers are the first to quantify olfactory organ morphology by examining rosette shape and other internal structures among a diverse set of shark species using dissections, phylogenetic comparisons, and a fairly new technique, called diffusible iodine‐based contrast‐enhanced computed tomography (diceCT) imaging.

In some people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, levels of a particular substance in their blood can be seen to start rising slowly as early as two years before the cancer was diagnosed.

According to a new study, the growth of some skin cancer cells is driven by a back-and-forth dialogue between cancer cells and healthy cells.

Researchers have used cryogenic electron microscopy to determine the structures of four designer receptors exclusively activated by designer drugs (DREADDs) bound to three drug-like but inert compounds.

Cilia – tiny hairs on the surface of cells – have been shown to play an important role in how we perceive time and coordinate motor responses.

MIT neuroscientists have discovered that the adult brain contains millions of “silent synapses” — immature connections between neurons that remain inactive until they’re recruited to help form new memories.