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The gap between the life expectancy of the richest and poorest sectors of society in England is increasing, according to...

Gut-directed hypnotherapy delivered by psychologists appears as effective in group or individual sessions, potentially offering a new treatment option for...

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) delivered by respiratory nurses is cost-effective and reduces anxiety symptoms in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)...

Patients in the UK who have survived critical illnesses requiring care in an intensive care unit (ICU) frequently report symptoms...

CORVALLIS, Ore. - The discovery of a new gene in zebrafish could lead to a better understanding of how exposure...

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) affects roughly 200,000 individuals in the United States each year. In most, it comes on slowly,...

NEW YORK, NY (November 20, 2018) There will be more than 30.5 million passengers traveling during the 12-day Thanksgiving season...

A global team of investigators has identified a key protein involved in Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS), a serious and sometimes...

Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - Influenza is a highly contagious respiratory disease of global importance, which causes millions of...

Credit: Vincent Moncorgé The vertebrates, the animal group to which humans belong, are extremely diverse and have colonised virtually all...

Credit: PHOTO CREDIT: Rob Cahill, UTHealth It is never too early to spark a child's interest in science and The...

It's safe to slap on the sunscreen this summer - in repeated doses - despite what you have read about...

(Chalmers University of Technology) Water which has been contaminated with mercury and other toxic heavy metals is a major cause...

The abundance of personal smartphones in southern African countries got University of Washington professor Sarah Gimbel thinking: What if these...

Economic conditions can shape the decisions that adults make about their families, such as whether and when to have children....

One of the most successful techniques to combat multidrug resistance in cancer cells is the downregulation of those genes responsible...

New research published in the Journal of Consumer Affairs suggests that tobacco packaging that reminds smokers that broad societal 'others'...

Credit: UEF / Varpu Heiskanen The prevalence of allergic diseases has increased significantly over the last decades, creating substantial financial...

In a randomized controlled trial of 134 mildly stressed, middle-aged to older adults, participants who were assigned to a six-week...

LUGANO-SINGAPORE, 21 November 2018 - Rare cancers inherently make it difficult to collect data, build clinical expertise and treat affected...