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A newly-developed gel could allow forestry workers to keep forest fires from occurring.

Combining a light treatment with cognitive behavior therapy has resulted in a sample of teenagers increasing their total sleep time by 45 minutes a night.

A team of Stanford scientists claim to provide the first direct evidence of a link between adulterated turmeric and lead concentrations in the blood.

A new study shows that disabling a single protein in human cells could render the cold virus ineffective.

A study is offering the first evidence in humans to suggest depletion of gut microbiome diversity by antibiotics can reduce the efficacy of a vaccination.

After studying vintage film of Antarctic radar data, Thwaites Glacier was found to be melting even faster than we thought.

Stanford University engineers have developed an ultra-thin heat shield for electronic devices that measures just 10 atoms thick.

It was just last year that we heard how scientists from Stanford University had designed a skin-worn sensor that measures stress via cortisol levels in the sweat. Now, researchers from that same institute have announced a similar sensor that tracks other vital signs.

A remarkable new study revealed thousands of previously undiscovered small proteins produced by bacteria in the human microbiome. Almost all of these proteins serve unknown functions in the human body and the researchers suggest the discovery opens up a new frontier for future drug development.

A new international study indicates that a simple, automatic chlorine dispenser can have a major impact on childhood diarrhea in the developing world. By applying water disinfectant that doesn't adversely affect taste, rates or diarrhea were reduced by 23 percent in a test project in Bangladesh.

Cancer cells often deploy specific “don't eat me” signals to hide from immune cells. A breakthrough new study has homed in on a previously undiscovered signalling protein that, if effectively inhibited, may lead to new treatments for breast, ovarian, and other difficult-to-treat cancers.

Coastal wastewater treatment plants may be a nasty but necessary way to handle the effluent from our cities, but a new study by Stanford University indicates that by mixing fresh water from the plants with seawater, they have the potential to recover 18 gigawatts of electricity worldwide.