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Too much screen time can not only damage your eyes, but the rest of your body processes as well - even potentially shortening your lifespan - experts warn.Researchers at the Buck Institute, a Bay Area nonprofit that investigates matters…

A few stem cells, various growth factors, four to six weeks of time -- and of course a great deal of expertise are needed to create a scaled-down but nevertheless lifelike and functional replica of a cervix in the laboratory. A new…

A consultant analyzing a mammogram.Rui Vieira | PA Wire | Getty ImagesScientists have shed new light on how early stage breast cancer spreads to other organs undetected, which can cause fatal metastatic cancer in some women years…

When it comes to wine, the French might be on to something. People who drink beer and spirits have high levels of harmful fat associated with heart disease — but wine drinkers seem to be protected against it, a study suggests.Red wine was…

Many diseases, including cancer, are associated with ageing and they are becoming more prevalent as life expectancy increases. Therefore, studying and understanding these processes is crucial if we are to deal with these conditions and also…

Poor sleeping habits may not just leave a person tired during the day, it could also pose a danger to their health, a new study finds.Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, found that people who sleep for less than four…

With the help of the CRISPR/Cas molecular scissors, genetic information in a plant can be modified to make the latter more robust to pests, diseases, or extreme climatic conditions. Researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)…

A new University of California, Irvine-led study establishes important conceptual connections between the fields of circadian rhythms, metabolism, and addiction. Going beyond current studies on substance use disorders, which focus on the…

It's common to say that someone looks either younger or older than their chronological age, but aging is more than skin deep. Our various organs and systems may have different ages, at least from a biological perspective. In a study…

The biological age' of a person's organs may vastly differ from each other, a new study finds. A Chinese research team from the Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI) found that a person's organs can age separately from one-another, and have…