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US regulators on Friday approved the first drug treatment for sleep apnea, permitting the use of a weight-loss medication for the condition that affects millions of Americans.

Topping up your coffee cup throughout the day could provide some protection against common cancers affecting the mouth, throat, and voice box, according to a new study.

NASA's Parker Solar Probe is about to make history, once again.

Southern right whales have lifespans that reach well past 100 years, and 10% may live past 130 years, according to our new research published in the journal Science Advances.

Scientists have long known that light can sometimes appear to exit a material before entering it - an effect dismissed as an illusion caused by how waves are distorted by matter.

The speed of the human brain's ability to process information has been investigated in a new study, and according to scientists, we're not as mentally quick as we might like to think.

The plot has just thickened in the mystery tale about the unseen mass skulking inside the largest cluster of stars in the Milky Way galaxy.

How we classify cancer and spot it in its earliest stages could need an urgent rethink: researchers have found that even some healthy women carry cells with the key hallmarks of breast cancer.

Sadly, we know that microplastics are getting everywhere, including our drinking water - but researchers have developed a new way to tackle the problem: a filter made of a rather unusual combination of material, which is able to remove up to 99.9 ...