University of Exeter

While aging remains an unavoidable part of life, we're edging closer to therapies that could greatly improve the experience. The latest development suggests that as well as healthy aging, it can stave off neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's.

The matriarchal structure of the killer whale society is well known, with females living up to 90 years and playing a crucial role in passing on knowledge to the youngsters. Now, it seems the elders also help keep the trouble-making boys out of fights.

UK researchers have, for the first time, identified a genetic pathway in the brain that plays a key role in controlling anxiety, opening the door to the development of more effective treatments in the future.

It's a sad fact that threatened species of sharks are routinely caught on fishing lines intended for other types of fish. A new device could help change that, by harmlessly scaring sharks away from baited hooks via pulses of electricity.

A comprehensive genetic analysis has found that one in 500 men have an extra sex chromosome, with most unaware. That’s much higher than previously thought, and it seems to increase their risk of diseases like diabetes and cardiovascular problems.

In an effort to keep the world's coral reefs from disappearing forever, a number of reef restoration projects are currently underway … but how can scientists tell if any one of those projects is working? The answer may lie in listening to the reefs.

A first-of-its-kind clinical trial has shown that ketamine infusions, combined with psychotherapy, is more effective in helping people suffering from severe alcoholism avoid relapse than any other current treatment.

Newly published research has delved into the relationship between bedtimes and the risk of developing cardiovascular disease, and has found that hitting the hay between 10 and 11 pm could provide benefits to the heart.

Research tracking rates of autism in England has found a striking 787 percent increase in the volume of diagnoses over the past 20 years. The growth is most likely thought to be due to increased reporting and greater detection of the condition in adults.

Climate change can feel inevitable, but we’ve stepped up to the challenge before. New modeling shows how bad things would be if CFCs hadn’t been banned decades ago – depleted ozone would've increased UV exposure and stopped plants capturing carbon.

A new study paints a startling picture of how the evolutionary habits of juvenile turtles lure them into the most polluted parts of the ocean, demonstrated by the discovery of plastic in the stomachs of young turtles around the coast of Australia.

Medical endoscopes may look small, but their tips are actually several millimeters wide, making them too big to image living cells within the body. A new system, however, lets users view images through a single ultra-thin strand of optical fiber.