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A new study has explored how physical activity at the outset of a dietary fasting period can accelerate a shift to ketosis, a metabolic state associated with the burning of stored fats and weight loss.

A new study has examined the relationship between telomere length and intake of milk with different fat concentrations, suggesting there is a link between consumption of low-fat variants and longer telomeres that can equate to several years of aging.

Much of the world's soil is too salty for crops. There's hope, though, as scientists have developed a method of growing plants in "unusable" soil.

Just how common are potentially habitable Earth-like planets? Researchers on a new study claim to have come up with the most accurate estimate yet – and they’re more common than you might think.

A team of scientists from Brigham Young University (BYU), Utah, has developed a smartfoam-based sensor system that could give NFL coaches the tools they need to catch concussions as they happen, and take appropriate action.

Diabetics are often warned against the dangers of eating too much chocolate. But it turns out that one of the treat's major components might be just the thing to help keep the disease at bay. Researchers have isolated a compound in cocoa pushes certain cells to become insulin powerhouses.

​From new classes of drugs to natural remedies like beetroot juice, science has long teased us with potential solutions to that little problem we've got called aging. New research in the area has uncovered another way we might be able to stay young and fresh, though it won't be easy.

​New research suggests that cutting calories could do more than just slim our waistlines. A study by a team at Brigham Young University finds that eating less can actually slow down the process of aging at a cellular level.

Researchers at Brigham Young University (BYU) and MIT have made a new important step toward the next generation of high-bandwidth, color-accurate holographic video displays that could span the size of an entire room at one tenth the cost of state of the art devices.

Brigham Young University researchers are developing an origami-inspired folding solar array that's compact at launch, expanding to around 10 times its size once it's deployed in outer space. When developed, it will fold down to a diameter of 2.7 m (9 ft) and unfold to about 25 m (80 ft) across.

Can a sock reassure you of a baby's well-being? Perhaps it can, if it's the Owlet. Created by Owlet baby care, this sensor-lined sock monitors a baby's vital signs through its foot, and transmits the data to a smartphone app via Bluetooth. Parents can check on their baby's health at a glance.

Med Vault is an overdose-preventing lockable device that dispenses medication according to dosage information provided by a doctor.