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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Among more than 72,000 deaths in the U.S. last year, fentanyl -- a highly potent prescription opioid...

Credit: Ill./©: Alessandro Agostini, JGU Whenever you see green color out in nature, you are likely to look at chlorophyll....

Children who develop inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease) have an increased risk of death, both in childhood...

Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) have discovered a potentially new approach to deliver therapeutics more effectively...

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 18, 2018--A new study identified a significant association between HIV...

Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Samples of ancient sediments from a lake basin in East Africa have revealed that arid conditions...

Credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Oct. 17, 2018--A new collaborative study has investigated Arctic shrub-snow interactions to...

Innovative cardioprotective strategies are of imminent demand. Nonfatal myocardial ischemia (MI) poses a significant risk to patients undergoing major non-cardiac...

Corresponding Author: Yasmin Hurd, PhD, Director of The Addiction Institute of Mount Sinai, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai,...

Credit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, Mass. - Adding to growing evidence that pesticide use may be contributing to the decline...

La Jolla, CA - Oct. 17, 2018 - Scientists at Scripps Research have successfully tested a potential new smoking-cessation treatment...

Credit: Dr. Fontanillas SAN DIEGO, Calif. - By combining data on individuals' lifetime sun exposure and their genetics, researchers can...

Credit: J. Tyner et al./ Nature 2018 After years of work, researchers are releasing a massive dataset detailing the molecular...

Credit: OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff PORTLAND, Oregon - After more than five years and 672 patient samples, an OHSU research team has...

Credit: Lauren D. Quinn, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Somatic stem cells are microscopic workhorses, constantly regenerating cells throughout...

Credit: American Chemical Society Electric vehicles and most electronic devices, such as cell phones and laptop computers, are powered by...

Moss, one of the world's oldest plants, is surprisingly in tune with the atmosphere around it. Now in a study...

Scientists estimate that half a billion people in the world lack sufficient water to meet their daily needs, and that...

Credit: Swanson School of Engineering During graduate school at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburgh, Warren Ruder wondered if it...

In the Mediterranean region, there are numerous UNESCO World Heritage Sites in low-lying coastal areas. These include, for example, the...