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As if finding happiness wasn't complicated enough, we now have a multi-variable equation.
Aptly called the "Silent Partner", this device exploits the fundamental physics of pressure sound waves to render snoring mute.
It's good news for us, but perhaps not good news for the rodents.
After only three nights of sleeping five hours or less, caffeine stops working.
The system is abusing all of us.
All your girlfriends are belong to me.
Just from thoughts alone, researchers were able to reconstruct the faces of people portrayed in pictures.
The fact that people still debate the effectiveness of vaccines is ridiculous.
We're still uncovering the secrets of the building blocks of life.
Things are looking bad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
They're using the people we like to sell us things that aren't good for us.
One single bacterial strain is responsible for the death of millions.
Dialysis on the go may soon become reality.
A 25-year-old from the US has been living without a heart for more than a year.
Wearable tech could save the hearing of thousands of soldiers.
Microsoft researchers data mined health queries and detected pancreatic cancer symptoms before the user even thought about it.
With a potential ZIka pandemic luring over the Americas, one Long Island town is stepping up to bat.
Parents should know this if they want to make an informed decision.
It's just the early stages, but there's a glimmer of hope.
Those who work odd hours in shifts risk heart complications.
There's just not enough fiber in our diets.
Researchers from Lund University in Sweden and the Center of Regenerative Medicine in Barcelona have identified four sequences of genetic code that can reprogram mice skin cells to produce red blood cells. If this method can be used on human tissues, it would provide a reliable source of blood for transfusions and people with anemia.
People suffering from BED deserve a long-term solution and not something that will just mask the disorder’s symptoms.
Scientists want to build and deploy a fully synthetic human genome in human cell lines within 10 years.
Yes, it's actually happening.
A longitudinal study which tracked 1,037 New Zealanders from birth to middle age found marijuana use did not cause physical problems, with one notable exception: periodontal health.
The United States, a nation who's used to reporting lower mortality ever year, had a larger death rate in 2015 compared to the previous year. This was the first time in ten years and the third time in 25 years.
A massive breakthrough in the fight against the Zika virus was made by Emory University School of Medicine who recently report a possible mechanism for the viruses' migration from mother to baby.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has rejected a call from 150 health experts to consider postponing or moving the Rio Summer Olympics due to the Zika virus.
Dandruff is the most common scalp condition, yet we know surprisingly little about it.
A strain of E. coli resistant to last-resort antibiotics has been identified on United States soil for the first time. Health officials say this could be the end of the road for antibiotics, leaving us virtually helpless in fighting future infections.
A decade-long study of thousands of Americans has found direct evidence of how air pollution causes heart disease. The link between the two has been established a long time ago, but it's only now that the biological mechanisms have been explained thoroughly.
University of Rochester researchers developed a new evolutionary model that suggests human intelligence developed to meet the demands of our infants, in a self-reinforcing cycle: bigger brains led to shorter pregnancies, requiring parents to have even bigger brains.
Canadian aboriginals have been using clay to treat their ailments for centuries.
Almost all doctors we've spoken to advise against "internet diagnoses", and this infographic is telling in this respect.
Only a fraction of the cancer patients in the terminal stages of their illness fully understand their prognosis. The findings suggest many patients are "kept in the dark", even though they only have a couple months to live anymore.
For the first time in history, scientists have cut out HIV genes from live animals.
A new study found that drawing information you need to remember is a very efficient way to enhance your memory. The researchers believe that the act of drawing helps create a more cohesive memory as it integrates visual, motor and semantic information. “We pitted drawing against a number of other known encoding strategies, but drawing […]
We now know which genes are responsible for blue eyes, red hair and now, thanks to the efforts of a team at University College London, those which code nose shape.
ZME Science has reported extensively on how 3-D printing is being implemented in the medical sector with some fantastic results. Yet, the real revolutionary thing about 3D printing – whether used for product prototyping, printing prostheses or spare parts on the International Space Station – is that anyone can use it. Such is the story […]
Stanford University invented a new low-cost tech that diagnoses diseases from a urine sample.
Researchers have sequenced the genomes of the tallest mammal on Earth, as well as it's unlikely closest cousin, the okapi. By comparing the genomes of the two species, we now have a firmer grasp of the evolutionary timeline in which the split from a common ancestor took place.
Ava Winery, a start-up based in San Francisco, wants to let you enjoy the best of wines for a fraction of their current cost. To this end, they'll bypass the costly growing and fermentation processes; in fact, they won't use grapes at all. Their wines will be synthetically produced, by combining aromatic compounds with ethanol.
A new study published in the Lancet Psychiatry reports that "magic mushrooms" could help in otherwise "untreatable" cases of depression.
The wild poliovirus is about to go extinct. In 2015, only 74 new cases were reported or 80 percent less than in 2015. Furthermore, these cases were contained in two countries: Afghanistan and Pakistan.
A man recovering from penile cancer is the first American citizen to receive a penis transplant. The operation, a first in the United States, was performed by doctors at the at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. According to the doctors involved, more transplants will occur in the coming years. This is still, however, an experimental procedure at the forefront of medicine.
If you like burgers - and let's face it, you do - then we have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that most of the burgers in America are OK - a molecular analysis showed that there is nothing wrong in terms of nutritional content and ingredients. But a small minority was not OK.
The AAA Foundation for traffic safety ordered a handful of studies that assess the effects marijuana legalization had on driving safety. The studies arrived at a number of worrisome conclusions. Fatal crashes involving drivers who used marijuana doubled since the state lifted the ban. Also, researchers found the marijuana blood limit allowed for driving, known as per se limits, is arbitrary and not based on actual science.
Carrots are the richest source of vitamin A in the American diet, which is why you hear "they're good for your eyes". But did you know carrots were initially yellow and purple? Even further back, before humans domesticated carrots, the wild variety was white. Scientists know this by sequencing the DNA of the carrot, and a recent study deciphered its full genetic code. We now know what genes trigger the production of carrots' most important nutrients, but also what teaking is required to improve the crops.
The price was just under $10 million at the end of 2007, to being under $10,000 in 2011! In a mere four years, the price decreased by a factor of a thousand and today, you could sequence your genome for around $1,000.
