Is multiple sclerosis linked to childhood viral infections?

Poor sleep in middle age increases your risk of developing dementia later in life, a new Berkeley study finds.

Adapted from the original release published by UCLA.  Everyday transitions from one state of matter to another - such as freezing, melting, or evaporation - start with a process called "nucleation," in which tiny clusters of atoms or molecules (called "nuclei") begin to coalesce.

A change is as good as a rest when it comes to remembering more, according to new research by neuroscientists at the University of Sussex.

Psychologists at Münster University estimate the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder and depression after wars in the total population Wars leave their marks on people - the physical damage i

More types of cancer could potentially be destroyed by patients' own immune cells, thanks to new research by Cardiff University. The team of researchers discovered that increasing the amount of the molecule L-selectin on T-cells can vastly improve their ability to fight solid tumours.

Through the analysis of specific fallout particles in the environment, a joint UK-Japan team of scientists has uncovered new insights into the sequence of events that led to the Fukushima nuclear accident in March 2011.