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SINGAPORE, 31 October 2018 - Breakthrough research to culture human skin cells called keratinocytes to produce skin grafts has been...

Where 45 percent were previously concerned about microplastics in food, this number has now risen by 11 percentage points to...

Credit: UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. - A scientist at the University of California, Riverside, who researches the malaria-causing parasite, Plasmodium...

The BfR has no reliable data on the chemical composition, particle size and content of microplastic particles in foodstuffs. Due...

Credit: UGA Athens, Ga. - Researchers at the University of Georgia have found that a high-fat diet enriched with cottonseed...

HOUSTON - (Oct. 31, 2018) - In its first year, an innovative virtual program has substantially increased mistreated elderly Texans'...

The BfR is involved with two work groups in the project, which is being coordinated by the Dutch National Institute...

Credit: Provided by Teri Willey BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The Indiana University Philanthropic Venture Fund, which provides capital to faculty, students,...

Only one in 30 children does the recommended amount of daily physical activity, new research suggests. Guidelines from the Chief...

Men who have undergone bariatric surgery as a long-term way of losing weight might also benefit from increased testosterone levels...

BOSTON, MA -A pioneering study conducted within a nationwide network, the National Patient Centered Clinical Research Network (PCORnet), finds that...

Montréal, October 30, 2018 - Becoming more sensitive to pain, or pain sensitization, is an important risk factor for developing...

Credit: Peter Goldberg/Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- In 2016, the Rhode Island Department of Corrections (RIDOC) became the first state...

Credit: Jeff Heckman Infants born at home have more diverse bacteria in their guts and feces, which may affect their...

Credit: Children's National Health System What would happen if you suddenly stopped growing at age 12 or 13? Solving genetic...

The findings build on anecdotal evidence for the use of rose geranium oil to treat nasal vestibulitis, which affects the...

Credit: (Image courtesy PLOS Computational Biology) New research focusing on how brain structure may impact brain activity and ultimately human...

Researchers studying the sharp decline between 1980 and 2010 in documented landings of the four most commercially-important bivalve mollusks -...

The future looks challenging for plants. Climate change is forecast to bring widespread drought to parts of the planet already...

Credit: BGU/Dani Machlis NEW YORK...October 30 - Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards visited Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in...