Scientists have discovered that vanillin, the compound that gives vanilla its distinctive flavor, has powerful properties ...

A surprisingly simple change in how you walk could help relieve knee arthritis pain and even slow joint damage. In a ...

A major analysis of 139 clinical trials involving nearly 10,000 people suggests that some of the simplest treatments may work best for knee osteoarthritis. Knee braces ranked highest overall for ...

One of the world's most common plastics may pose a hidden threat to liver health. Texas A&M researchers discovered that ...

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory may have found a dramatically more efficient route to fusion energy by reversing the ...

Mathematics may hold unexpected clues to understanding Alzheimer’s disease. Scientists have developed a model showing how ...

Scientists have uncovered a hidden world of “in-between” materials that briefly form as chemical ingredients are heated, ...

Not all vitamin D supplements are created equal, and new research suggests that one popular form may have an unexpected ...

Nearly a century after physicist Hans Bethe predicted them, scientists have created and directly observed unusual quantum ...

A ketogenic diet increased small-intestinal tumors in cancer-prone mice while reducing tumors in the colon, revealing a ...

Neanderthals may have used a sticky substance made from birch bark to treat wounds thousands of years before antibiotics existed. Researchers recreated ancient birch tar production techniques and ...

A short course of immunotherapy before surgery may offer remarkably durable protection for some patients with stage two or three bowel cancer. In the NEOPRISM-CRC trial, 32 patients with a specific ...