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PHILADELPHIA--Humans, like virtually all other complex organisms on Earth, have adapted to their planet's 24-hour cycle of sunlight and darkness....

HOUSTON - (April 25, 2017) - Higher costs for complex cancer surgery may be an indicator for worse -- rather...

Credit: (Courtesy Ms. Holman) BETHESDA, MD - In commemoration of National DNA Day, the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG)...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - April 25, 2017 - Adding cisplatin to the standard gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel drug treatment provided a very high rate...

The risk of colorectal cancer increased significantly when colonoscopy was delayed by more than nine months following a positive fecal...

Credit: Nate Steiner Plants need nitrogen to grow, and intensive agriculture requires the input of nitrogen compounds. However, classical, nitrate-based...

Feeling down is a common side effect of being diagnosed with cancer. Anxiety, guilt, and distress often come hand-in-hand with...

A new Position Statement, jointly published by seven international and European organizations, identifies fracture-related risk factors in patients treated by...

A unique womb-like environment designed by pediatric researchers could transform care for extremely premature babies, by mimicking the prenatal fluid-filled...

The traditional interface for remotely operating robots works just fine for roboticists. They use a computer screen and mouse to...

Credit: Wang, Yu and Johnson WASHINGTON, D.C., April 25, 2017 -- One key goal for renewable energy in the United...

Credit: Chris Nelson from Zhao et al., 2016, Cell 166, 1016-1027. CHICAGO --- An international team of scientists, led by...

Efforts to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels are advancing on various significant fronts. Such initiatives include research focused on...

Credit: Yi Shen / ETH Zurich Around 1.2 billion people worldwide suffer from iron deficiency, with women worse affected than...

Credit: Josh Barney | UVA Health System A new technique developed at the University of Virginia School of Medicine will...

Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 25, 2017) - Cervical cancer is often deadly when it recurs and physician scientists...

Newton, Mass. (April 25, 2017) - Parents getting ready to send their kids off to college next fall might want...

A chemotherapy drug used to treat brain cancer may increase vulnerability to depression by stopping new brain cells from growing,...

Credit: (C) 2017, American Geriatrics Society Potentially inappropriate medications, the future of Advance Care Planning (ACP), and improved emergency care...

Neuroscientists have long noted that if certain brain cells are destroyed by, say, a stroke, new circuits may be laid...