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Hundreds of everyday household items, from laptop computers to babies' high chairs, contain flame retardants to prevent the objects from...

Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS -- A partnership between Indiana University School of Medicine and the Regenstrief Institute is one of...

In the wake of media and public reports about increased mortality linked to a new drug for treating Parkinson's disease...

Credit: Credit: Paul Stamets In an evaluation of the safety and abuse research on the drug in hallucinogenic mushrooms, Johns...

Credit: Dan Addison | University of Virginia Communications In news with several layers of weird, researchers have determined that the...

Credit: Kim Sokoloff Rutgers researchers have discovered a new mechanism that may contribute to Alzheimer's disease and traumatic brain injury....

The long-chain compounds perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) are the most commonly examined substances in the subgroup of...

Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- In Greek mythology, Zeus punishes the trickster Prometheus by chaining him...

Credit: QUT: Anthony Weate QUT Professor Martin Sillence, from QUT's School of Earth, Environmental and Biological Sciences, said a new...

Credit: Moffitt Cancer Center TAMPA, Fla. -- Robert Gillies, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Cancer Physiology and vice chair...

Credit: UBC Okanagan The Sherpa people of the Himalayas have long been recognized for their unique ability to excel physically...

The small intestine is a hotbed of microbial activity and a target of probiotic treatments for diarrhea, inflammatory bowel disease...

PHILADELPHIA - A compound secreted in the bloodstream could be the key factor that causes wounds in older people to...

Credit: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) When crime lab chemists handle evidence that contains illegal drugs, trace...

WASHINGTON (Sept. 26, 2018) -- The metropolitan Washington, D.C. region currently experiences health inequities related to access to care in...

As if lung cancer, emphysema and heart disease weren't enough, there's more bad news for cigarette smokers. Researchers at the...

Since December 2016, Brazil has been grappling with its worst yellow fever outbreak for several decades. To date, there have...

Credit: University of Houston The discovery of lead in Flint, Michigan's drinking water drew renewed attention to the health risks...

Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Severe weather events, such as summer hurricanes, tornadoes, and winter snow storms often result in...

Using sugar molecules researchers from the University of Copenhagen have developed a new vaccine for hay fever that may reduce...