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WASHINGTON, D.C. June 20, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today...

Credit: Jessica Oster, Vanderbilt University The weather report for California 8,200 years ago was exceptionally wet and stormy. That is...

Japanese scientists have developed a method to isolate and identify active compounds in plant medicines, which accurately accounts for drug...

Credit: Michael Cammer, NYU Researchers argue they need greater access to urban properties if they are to win the war...

CLEVELAND - Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the ventral striatum/anterior limb of the internal capsule is safe and feasible in...

Heart disease is a leading cause of death worldwide and exacerbated by type 2 diabetes, yet diabetes treatment regimens tend...

Vienna, Austria - 20 June 2017: Pacemakers and other cardiac devices can help solve forensic cases, according to a study...

Philadelphia, PA, June 20, 2017 - New research by scientists at the University of Pittsburgh provides an unprecedented level of...

When hundreds of thousands of American troops deployed to the Persian Gulf in 1990 and 1991 in what is now...

Parkinson's disease (PD) is commonly thought of as a movement disorder, but after years of living with PD approximately twenty...

RESTON, Va. --The Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM)--the flagship publication of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI)--has...

Research group from the University of Helsinki has identified a new disease gene for early-onset axonal neuropathy and mild intellectual...

Credit: Photo by: L. Brian Stauffer Corn is grown not only for food, it is also an important renewable energy...

Though most tooth decay can be blamed on bacteria, such as Streptococcus mutans, the fungus Candida albicans may be a...

June 20, 2017 -- A study by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center and the Mailman School of Public Health...

A plan to tackle "serious flaws in the creation, dissemination and implementation of medical evidence" is set out by experts...

Credit: NANO Journal Researchers from PSG College of Technology, India have developed nano-contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as...

New King's College London research suggests that sons of older fathers are more intelligent, more focused on their interests and...

June 20, 2017 -- Impairments in processing and using information that help with decision-making and planning simple tasks such as...

A plant extract used for centuries in traditional medicine in Nigeria could form the basis of a new drug to...