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Credit: Jenny Woodbery/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy Plants--Surviving the heat A study by Oak Ridge National Laboratory...

Credit: Buck Institute The Buck Institute for Research on Aging announced today that Professor Judy Campisi has been elected to...

ROSEMONT, Ill. (May 1, 2018)--An estimated 45 percent of people are at risk of developing knee osteoarthritis (OA) in their...

> When a new park is built, a tax is instituted on fast food or a ban put in place...

(PHILADELPHIA) - Immunotherapy has given patients and oncologists new options, which for some patients, has meant cures for diseases that...

Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - May 1, 2018 - Wearable fitness trackers, such as Fitbits, that measure steps taken per...

Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded approval for a personalized cellular therapy...

A new web-based support programme will help reduce the psychological stress that impacts men who are recovering from prostate cancer....

Palliative care provided by specialist medical and nursing teams to patients with complex health needs significantly improves their experience of...

Credit: Saint Louis University ST. LOUIS -- Athletes who turn to ketogenic diets to help their performance in high-intensity, short...

(University of California - Irvine) The University of California, Irvine and nationwide partners are launching a landmark $1.5 billion National...

Credit: Päivi Ojala Lab/University of Helsinki Despite the declining death rates for many individual cancer types, mortality for a few...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Social networking sites, such as Facebook, offer tools and activities that may help older adults feel...

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 1, 2018--During the first 18 months after treatment with ali-pogene...

DURHAM, N.C. -- More than 2 million people worldwide live with inherited and untreatable retinal conditions, including retinitis pigmentosa, which...

Credit: WEHI-TV, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute Australia A $US3.6 million grant from global charity the Wellcome Trust will accelerate...

Washington, May 1, 2018 Children who have difficulties with social communication have a higher risk of self-harm with suicidal intent...

ANN ARBOR--Racial disparities in pain management have been well-documented, with doctors historically more willing to prescribe opiates to whites than...

For high school baseball pitchers, limiting throws during a game helps to prevent fatigue and injuries. But nearly half the...

Credit: Andy Galpin, CSU Fullerton San Francisco State University researchers have discovered a new method for testing levels of a...