Two studies released Monday found major flaws with a large number of research papers in the biomedical sciences, a problem that authors say wastes billions and slows the pace of life-saving research. One of the studies in the journal PLOS Biology analyzed a random sample of 441 biomedical journal articles published in the last 15 years, and found that onlyRead more

A team of Japanese scientists have met the criteria for naming a new element, the synthetic highly radioactive element 113, more than a dozen years after they began working to create it. Kosuke Morita, who was leading the research at the government-affiliated Riken Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, was notified of the decision on Thursday by the US-based International UnionRead more

A Japanese research team has been granted the right to name new element 113, the first on the periodic table to be named by Asian scientists, the team's institute said Thursday. Japan's Riken Institute said a team led by Kosuke Morita was awarded the rights from global scientific bodies -- the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) andRead more

Researchers have succeeded for the first time in reversing a degenerative illness in mice, using a revolutionary gene-editing technique that one day may help cure similar diseases in humans. Three studies published Thursday in the journal Science said researchers employed a technique known as CRISPR -- clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats -- to cure an adult mouse model sufferingRead more

Two professors with University of California at Berkeley have been selected to receive top U.S. honors in science and technology. Paul Alivisatos, a professor of chemistry, and Chenming Hu, a professor emeritus of electrical engineering and computer sciences, will be awarded the National Medal of Science and the the National Medal of Technology and Innovation respectively. In a statement announcingRead more

After years of studying a mysterious thigh bone from a cave in China, scientists said Thursday they believe it represents an ancient species of human that persisted much longer than previously thought. The 14,000-year-old bone was uncovered in 1989 in Maludong, known as the Red Deer Cave. The trove of fossils it was initially found with went unstudied until 2012.Read more

Research studies funded by drug companies have risen by 43 percent in the last decade, while US government-funded studies have dropped 27 percent, US scientists said Tuesday. Budgetary pressures may have played a role in the decline of purely academic research studies, said the findings in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). This year's National Institutes of HealthRead more

Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Ashraf el-Sheihy met Thursday with Director of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Dr. Roman Luckscheiter to discuss the agreed upon programs during a visit to Germany by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. Sheihy said the 2030 development strategy gives great significance to scientific research. "We have a society full of scientific researchRead more

Scientists at Florida International University a handheld optical scanner that allows for better breast imaging than conventional mammograms during cancer screenings. The scanner prevents women from being exposed to radiation, as they are during mammograms. The device also improves screening younger women with higher density breast tissue, the cause of many false-negative mammograms. Eventually, we hope that physicians will beRead more

The most common form of shoulder dislocation -- acromio-clavicular joint dislocation -- is often treated with surgery, however a new study suggests it may not be necessary except for severe dislocations. Researchers found patients who dislocate their AC joint but wear a sling and undergo rehabilitation rather than going under the knife recover faster and experience far fewer complications whileRead more