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Growth factors with powerful wound-healing effects have been developed by Swiss researchers.

The bacterium which causes acne in humans has been found in Italian grapevines...

A way to grow blood platelets, a critical ingredient in the cogulation system, has been announced by scientists in...

Stress hormones can depress financial markets, a new study suggests.

The Winter Olympics are finishing in Sochi, Russia this week. But how is science involved in grabbing gold on the...

Researchers have begun to model the brain using a computer but they'd need a power station to model the whole...

Breast milk varies hugely from mother to mother but researchers now think that different milk is produced for boys and...

Scientists have identified a suite of genes used to survive environmental extremes...

Powerful lasers have managed to create a fusion reaction that releases more energy than was put in...

For the first time, scientists have placed tiny synthetic motors inside live human cells...

A young, physically healthy giraffe called Marius in a zoo in Copenhagen was put down. We try to understand why.

People who feel powerless perceive the world of weight very differently...

This week the Gaia telescope, a 1 billion pixel camera was tested 1.5 million km from Earth and it works!

The first prosthetic hand has been developed that allows its user to actually feel what they are touching, in real time.

Antibodies in breast milk play a key role in the development of the gut and may be considered as an additive for...

A new fatal strain of flu has been identified in a patient in China...

Japanese researchers have analysed the genes in a whole coral community, including the corals and the organisms living...

US researchers have pinpointed new genetic variations linked to the psychiatric condition schizophrenia

Scientists have copied the structure of bone to create strong yet light synthetic materials...

This week doctors are trying to bring Formula One Racing Star Michael Schumacher out of a medically induced coma.

Brain scans can predict whether you will take a risk...

Microbes living on sea sponges produce a host of potent drugs, scientists have discovered.

What microbes cause the Beijing cough and how do they travel through the city’s thick smogs?

Cells can be switched back into a stem-cell like state by giving them a brief shock with acid, Japanese scientists have...