A new treatment for leukemia has shown promising results, says a study from the University of Pennsylvania published in the New England Journal of Medicine and Science Translational Medicine.
An advanced skin-like bandage serves as "wearable electronics," which might one day replace the bulky wires and electrodes now used to assess body functions, new research finds.
An international team of researchers has cracked the code on the Atlantic fish species.
A new study, published in British medical journal, The Lancet, found the difference in risk for male and female smokers increased by two percent for every year they smoke.
Women who smoke are 25% more likely to develop heart disease than men who smoke.
The full moon may interfere with the annual Perseid meteor shower, the most reliable meteor shower of the year this week. The shower will peak overnight Aug. 12 and Aug. 13 just before the full moon reaches its potential brightness.
Charla Nash, 57, Thursday revealed her new face after being mauled by a chimpanzee in 2009. Brigham and Women?s Hospital, where Nash underwent a 20-hour face transplant in May, released the first post-surgery photograph of Charla Nash, this morning and a statement by her.
Resounding success in the early stages of an experimental technique to treat leukemia has researchers talking about a breakthrough in combatting cancer not with radiation or drugs, but with cells drawn from patients' immune systems.
A new study, published in British medical journal, The Lancet, found the difference in risk for male and female smokers increased by two percent for every year they smoke.
A spectacular treat awaits star-gazers as the Perseid meteor shower peaks on August 12-13, generating visuals of fast-moving shooting stars.
Alaska's Cleveland Volcano began erupting last week, according to scientists at the Alaska Volcano Observatory.
Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have made strides in treating leukemia patients with a new technique that engineers blood cells to attack the cancer, according to studies published in The New England Journal of Medicine and Science Translational Medicine.
Chimp victim Charla Nash reveals her new face on NBC's "Today" show.
A devastation of conifer forests about 250 million years ago was caused by tree-killing fungi whose growth was triggered by global climate change, says a University of California, Berkeley, study that warns it could happen again.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Gilead Sciences' Complera (emtricitabine/rilpivirine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) for treatment of HIV-1 in adults who are new to treatment. The daily tablet consists of a fixed-dose combination of Truvada and NNRTI rilpivirine.
Mars Rover Opportunity has reached its next destination, the massive Endeavour crater.
Women who smoke are more prone to heart attacks then men, according to a study.
Tagging the HIV virus with a new viral vector; the subject of a new research has aroused much interest in the quest to find the ultimate cure for HIV induced AIDS. Healing victims of HIV could perhaps find a new meaning from this new study conducted by Dr Pin Wang of the USC (University of South California) Viterbi School of Engineering.
As NASA?s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity landed on its new site, Endeavour crater, on the Martian surface on August 9, scientists assumed it started paving way towards possible future human missions to planet Mars.
The UK government's National Archives today released 34 UFO files of 9,000 pages from the Ministry of Defence containing top secret memos in which UFOs were discussed, along with sightings and incidents reported by members of the public, during the period 1985-2007.
After a nearly three year journey, NASA's Mars rover "Opportunity" has reached its destination at a edge of a crater-rim , sending back photographs of never seen before rocks.
Power grids, GPS systems and satellites could be among the technologies affected by surges of energy released by the sun's swelling magnetic field, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
NASA has given seven different private space firms contracts worth a combined $10 million, signaling the growing importance of private firms capable of supporting NASA's efforts in the post-shuttle era.
Unbelievable photos of the cosmic event
Tips for making the most of Perseid
Former Vice President Al Gore isn't a happy camper. He's frustrated that people doubt the theory of global warming.
Music therapy can improve mood and quality of life among cancer patients.
NASA scientists were able to observe for the first time the powerful effects of an earthquake and tsunami combined, which broke off large icebergs a hemisphere away off the coast of Antarctica.
Axial Seamount, an undersea volcano off the coast of Oregon, erupted in April, confirming a group of scientists predictions.
New blood test can determine the gender of a fetus at seven weeks
