Low socioeconomic status is linked to significant reductions in life expectancy and should be considered a major risk factor for ill health and early death in national and global health policies, according to a study of 1.7 million people.

A recent research article contributes to the evidence base regarding the use of population charts for detection of fetal growth disorders and how best to determine risk of complications.

Data centers are the central point of many, if not most, information systems today, but the masses of wires interconnecting the servers and piled high on racks begins to resemble last year’s tangled Christmas-tree lights disaster. Now a team of engineers is proposing to eliminate most of the wires and substitute infrared free-space optics for […]

A new hand-held breath monitor can potentially detect the flu virus.

China’s rapid ascent to global economic superpower is taking a toll on some of its ancient ways. For millennia, people have patterned their lives and diets around the vast fisheries of the East China Sea, but now those waters are increasingly threatened by human-caused, harmful algal blooms that choke off vital fish populations, according to […]

Researchers are proving that a dose of dextrose gel administered into a baby’s cheek along with regular feedings can raise hypoglycemic babies’ blood sugar, allowing them to stay with their mothers, which promotes breastfeeding.

A new study has highlighted the minute details of how the plant’s immune system leads to its ability to resist disease. Researchers said the finding was significant as food security was an increasingly relevant problem worldwide.

A computer interface that can decipher the thoughts of people who are unable to communicate could revolutionize the lives of those living with completely locked-in syndrome, according to a new article. Counter to expectations, the participants in the study reported being “happy,” despite their extreme condition.

Expanded marine protected areas are successful in limiting fishing and increasing reef shark populations, report scientists.

Research supports an evidence-based medicine (EBM) approach that embraces individualized care to prevent overtreatment, specifically for patients with type 2 diabetes.