A new way of detecting homemade explosives will help forensic scientists trace where they came from

Consumer products, medicines, and drugs can end up in rivers after use and comprise thousands of different chemicals

Consuming blueberries regularly reduced study participants' blood pressure by 5mmHg over the course of a month

Rats with spinal cord injuries can re-learn skilled hand movements after being treated with a gene therapy

The discovery sheds new light on our understanding of the genetic complexity underpinning variations in human pigmentation

Sleeping for longer each night is a simple lifestyle intervention that could help reduce intake of sugary foods and lead to a generally healthier diet

"This is the first study to test next generation sequencing and machine learning technologies together to estimate age from blood and saliva samples"

A meta-analysis found that sleep-deprived people consumed an average of 385 kcal per day extra, which is equivalent to the calories of about four and a half slices of bread

"These results suggest that promoting a healthy prenatal diet may ultimately lower ADHD symptoms and conduct problems in children," researcher says