The antimalarial drug mefloquine could help treat genetic diseases such as cystic fibrosis, Duchenne muscular dystrophy and ...

Chirality—the property of an object that is distinct from its mirror image—has long captivated scientists across biology, ...

A new study published in Nature Communications shows, for the first time, how heat moves—or rather, doesn't—between materials ...

A Rocket Lab Electron lifted off March 17 on the fifth and final launch of satellite for French company Kinéis. Credit: Rocket Lab webcast COLORADO SPRINGS — Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck said his ...

In these semiconductors, that polarity can flip under an electric field—and stay that way even after the field is gone.

Older women who stayed on a reduced-calorie Mediterranean diet, walked and did resistance training for three years improved their bone density, especially in their lower backs, a new study found.

Earlier this year, scientists discovered a peculiar term appearing in published papers: “vegetative electron microscopy”. This phrase, which sounds technical but is actually nonsense ...

Medicare covers a bone density test every two years under specific criteria. This may be because a person has osteoporosis, estrogen deficiency, or primary hyperparathyroidism, for example.

Bone densitometry is a test like an X-ray that quickly and accurately measures the density of bone. It is used primarily to detect osteopenia or osteoporosis, diseases in which the bone's mineral ...