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Scientists have used 49 pairs of identical twins to delve into the metabolic changes that can take place in fat tissue as a result of obesity, teasing out some distinct biological processes that were linked to adverse health effects.

A new AI-based system is able to ascertain which facial features are found most attractive by individual people. It can then create computer-generated faces combining those qualities.

Astrophysicists have found evidence of quark matter at the heart of compact stars. Combining recent theoretical calculations with astrophysical observations, the researchers found that the most massive neutron stars most likely have “quark cores.”

Scientists in Finland have conducted a study investigating the root causes of fearfulness in dogs, uncovering a previously unknown link between urban living environments and social fearfulness in dogs.

Two new studies are offering novel insights into celiac disease. One study is suggesting immune responses to gluten lead to neurological damage, while another offers hope for a cure demonstrating a nanoparticle treatment can induce immune tolerance.

In order to assess an infant's neurological development, it's necessary to analyze the manner in which they spontaneously move within a natural environment. A new high-tech jumpsuit could make doing so easier and more accurate than ever before.

Much research into treatments for Parkinson's concentrates on developing therapies that can arrest a slide in dopamine production, and scientists have now uncovered a new path forward in the form of a molecule found to boosts its levels in mice.

Some spectacularly lucky timing helped a number of amateur photographers in Southwest Finland capture a new and very rare form of the Northern Lights that doesn't fit into any pre-existing categories. They're calling them "dunes."

If you suffer from high blood pressure, you might want to try making lingonberry juice part of your regular diet. In a study conducted at the University of Helsinki, the juice was indeed found to lower the blood pressure of hypertensive lab rats.

A team of researchers led by the University of Helsinki has used new miniaturized GPS tags to keep tabs on desert bats as they fly about in Kenya.

Researchers have uncovered a new weakness that could be exploited to produce new antiviral drugs. The team discovered a compound that can prevent certain classes of viruses from infecting cells, paving the way for new treatments against diseases like the common cold, meningitis or polio.

Aircraft have been known to mess with the clouds as they pass through or over them. A new study has found that planes could be boosting rainfall and snowfall by up to 10 times, and examined the microphysics behind it.