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PHILADELPHIA - The number of insurance denials for life-saving hepatitis C drugs among patients with both private and public insurers...

Credit: Franz Anthony Two new species of tiny symbiotic shrimps are described, illustrated and named by biology student at Leiden...

Minneapolis/St. Paul (June 7, 2018) - Pregnancy and birth rates continue to decline for 15-19-year-olds in Minnesota, with rates decreasing...

The warning follows their treatment of a 25 year old prison inmate who had no family history of heart disease...

PITTSBURGH, June 7, 2018 - Mucus and other airway secretions that are expelled when a person with the flu coughs...

Credit: Stephanie King, Dolphin Alliance Project Male bottlenose dolphins retain their individual "names" well into adulthood. Similar to humans, this...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Babies who spend their first days or weeks of life in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Small sample sizes in studies using functional MRI to investigate brain connectivity and function are common in...

A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) research team has identified the essential role of a structural protein in the silencing of...

DURHAM, N.C. - A new Duke University-led study has found widespread uranium contamination in groundwater from aquifers in 16 Indian...

Credit: University of East Anglia Scientists probing one of the mysteries of the insect world have identified a powerful chemical...

With Immunoscore, a test devised by a team of researchers from Inserm and Université Paris Descartes and doctors from the...

Tonsil and adenoid removal associated with long-term risks of respiratory, allergic and infectious diseases Removing tonsils and adenoids in childhood...

Credit: Daniel Nicodemo (FCAT-UNESP) One of the problems caused by the intensive use of pesticides is their effect on organisms...

CORVALLIS, Ore. - Desert bighorn sheep are able to climb steep, rocky terrain with speed and agility. New research shows...

CORVALLIS, Ore. - Human encouragement might influence how dogs solve problems, according to a new Oregon State University study. The...

Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center The five-year survival rate for locally-advanced head and neck cancer is only 46 percent,...

Credit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Hongdian Yang, whose research focuses on neural circuit mechanisms underlying sensory perception,...

Credit: Photo: C. Schwechheimer/ TUM Vascular tissue in plants distributes water and nutrients, thereby ensuring constant growth. Each newly developed...

Credit: Wolfgang Mischko / TUM Traditional insecticides are killers: they not only kill pests, they also endanger bees and other...