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A new research center funded by private donors will study possible psilocybin therapies at Johns Hopkins Medicine.

Precision medicine is changing how cancer is diagnosed.

"We would see resistance increase four or six-fold in just one generation," the lead researcher said. "We didn't have a clue that something like that could happen this fast."

Do you care about the search for extraterrestrial intelligence? Let these researchers know.

"The Chinese People's Liberation Army has been patiently stalking the U.S. military for two decades," the report explains.

The wearable reportedly uses microphones and software to recognize emotions from a person's voice.

New research warns consumers may be duped by fakes.

Scientists studied four groups of toddlers to see which type of feeding was most beneficial.

Democrats in the Senate and House introduced legislation to protect scientists from political bias and special interests, particularly amid Trump administration attacks on the research community.

How do we accelerate progress on gene therapy while expanding access? Republican and Democratic lawmakers must look for solutions.

Findings raise "important and disturbing questions" about the ethical oversight of those reviewing and publishing research.

Freezing temperatures have prompted deniers to question climate change, but it could well be a symptom of a warming world.

Scientists say this will reduce the number of monkeys required for biomedical research.

One professor said students with creative thinking, persistence and a "willingness to fight" were wanted.

Newsweek has partnered with Statista Inc., the global market research and consumer data firm, to develop the first-ever ranking of the world's best hospitals.

Researchers used the European Space Agency's star-mapping satellite to make a stunning discovery about the Milky Way.

"Warnings regarding potential dangers of computer gaming are exaggerated," researchers said.

Shifts in personal attributes were being driven by the leanings of independents, the poll suggested.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the idea a troll farm could blemish U.S. elections "makes a mockery" of American politics.

University of Rhode Island scientists found that people might one day be able to stop wrinkles from forming by applying a topical cream made from maple leaves.

When tested on a typical backpack the accuracy rate of finding some suspicious objects tops 95 percent, researchers said.

The U.S. assistant secretary of state for arms control says Russia's "actions do not match their words" on arms control in space.

Health workers have come up with a savvy strategy for combating infectious diseases in conflict-ridden countries.

The researchers hope the new data will dispel myths that the whooping cough vaccine is connected to an autism diagnosis.

Having high levels of body fat and low muscle mass could pose a double threat to cognitive health, scientists fear.

Women—including those who slept for seven to nine hours a night—are significantly more likely to have elevated blood pressure.

A team of scientists think they might be able use CRISPR to edit out genes associated with autism.

Researchers at St. Louis University have put a price on voluntarily coming down with the flu.

These beasts may have had an ingenious solution.

Almost two dozen nutrition experts have warned that calories from certain foods and drinks have greater links to obesity, heart disease and diabetes.