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Active resistance is often considered to be the "normal" reaction during rape, but a new study found that most victims...

Credit: UFZ When a soil dries out, this has a negative impact on the activity of soil bacteria. Using an...

In drug development, the body can be something of a black box. We take medicine and observe the overall effects,...

Bethesda, MD (June 5, 2017) -- There may soon be a new tool in the fight against childhood obesity. Prebiotics...

University of Sydney researchers have found that smartphone apps for treating back pain have questionable value as they are generally...

Credit: NYU Dentistry: Evans Calcium carbonate, or CaCO3, comprises more than 4% of the earth's crust. Its most common natural...

A new study found that men with sleep apnoea and insomnia have a higher prevalence and severity of depressive symptoms...

The rapid pace of patient enrollment in the National Cancer Institute-Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice (NCI-MATCH or EAY131) precision medicine...

Credit: Credit: American Chemical Society Click here to download the image. Chemical weapons are nightmarish. In a millisecond, they can...

Credit: UC3M To assess the cause and effect relationship between clinical and basic research and efficiency in public health centers,...

WASHINGTON (June 7, 2017) -- Centenarians have a lower incidence of chronic illness than those in their 80s and 90s,...

Credit: Ellen Hutti for Saint Louis University ST. LOUIS -- In a paper published in the journal Pain, Saint Louis...

A new study suggests that to optimize neuroprotection and prevent cerebral palsy in extremely preterm infants, women should receive magnesium...

Credit: Sanat Kumar/Columbia Engineering New York, NY--June 7, 2017--Researchers at Columbia Engineering have demonstrated for the first time a new...

End-of-life vehicles, with their plastic, metal and rubber components, are responsible for millions of tons of waste around the world...

The mystery of how human eyes compute the direction of moving light has been made clearer by scientists at The...

Credit: Marshall et. al./Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Fentanyl, a highly potent prescription opioid, has Rhode Island drug users on...

Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) introduced the next generation columns for nano- and microflow UPLC/MS applications. The Waters® nanoEase™ M/Z columns are...

A new study indicates that spousal engagement in shared glycemic control activities--such as planning a healthy diet--may help patients with...

Cancer immunotherapy has emerged as one of the most exciting directions in cancer treatment. But the approach only works in...