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Credit: Florida Atlantic University Colorectal cancer is the third most common cause of cancer deaths in the United States and...

Could omega-3 fatty acids help prevent miscarriages?

NEW YORK, NY (Feb 7, 2019)--Compounds found in fish oil prevent pregnancy complications, including preterm birth, neonatal death, and stillbirth,...

New study aims to empower teen girls and young women with choices in HIV prevention

Safety and acceptability of dapivirine vaginal ring and oral PrEP being assessed in REACH; researchers enroll first participant at trial...

How a telenovela was adapted for US audiences: With more sex, violence and alcohol

Study finds 'culture of corruption' influencing 'Jane the Virgin'Credit: Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania The Spanish-language...

A simulator allows patients to experiment how their vision will improve before surgery

The new technology, which is about to launched on the market, consists of a lightweight binocular helmetCredit: YAIZA GONZÁLEZ/ CSIC...

Mosaic-like gene deletion and duplication pattern shaping the immune system discovered

The field of genetic sequencing has undergone a dramatic revolution over the past 20 years. In 2001 the first copy...

CABI helps map ferocious speed and likely cause of woody weed spread across Ethiopia

CABI scientists have helped map the ferocious speed and probable cause of a devastating spread of the invasive alien tree...

Folliculin mutations disrupt embryo implantation

Folliculin gene defects are implicated in some forms of infertility, certain cancers and other cell growth disordersCredit: Jennifer Hesson New...

Researchers develop prostate cancer prediction tool that has unmatched accuracy

Current tools used to predict prostate cancer progression are generally subjective in nature, leading to differing interpretations among clinicians New...

High-risk sexually transmitted HPV virus associated with increased CVD risk

Circulation Research Journal Report DALLAS, February 7, 2019 - Infection with high-risk strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV), which have...

GenesisCare and the University of Oxford establish innovative 10-year cancer research partnership

Credit: GenesisCare UK, 7 February 2019: Today GenesisCare and the University of Oxford's Department of Oncology announce the launch of...

Vitamin D helps treat lethal drug-resistant TB

Vitamin D has been found to speed up the clearance of tuberculosis (TB) bacteria from the lungs of people with...

Why your kid's strep throat keeps coming back

A combination of genetic and immunological factors makes some children susceptible to the bacteria that cause strep throatCredit: Dr. Yu...

More than enough on our plates

Tackling the obesity crisis by shrinking fish and chips A smaller portion of fish and chips has been embraced by...

Microbial manufacturing

Study unravels how microbes produce key compound used to fight cancer For decades, scientists and doctors have known that bacteria...

Male Y chromosomes not 'genetic wastelands'

When researchers say they have sequenced the human genome, there is a caveat to this statement: a lot of the...

USDA grant to blend data with agriculture for improved production

Technology in agricultureCredit: UT Arlington A University of Texas at Arlington math professor will use a U.S. Department of Agriculture...

Cilostazol-combo antiplatelet therapy reduced risk for recurrent stroke

American Stroke Association Late Breaking News Brief - Abstract LB 3, Session MEI Opening Main Event HONOLULU, Feb. 6, 2019...

Intense IV blood sugar control doesn't improve stroke outcomes

American Stroke Association Late Breaking News Brief - Abstract LB 1, Session MEI Opening Main Event HONOLULU, Feb. 6, 2019...

Ambulance nitroglycerin patch to lower blood pressure did not improve stroke outcomes