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CHICAGO--French physician and researcher André Ulmann, M.D., Ph.D., won the Endocrine Society's first-ever John D. Baxter Prize for Entrepreneurship for...

Chemicals in lavender and tea tree oil appear to be hormone disruptors

CHICAGO--A new study lends further evidence to a suspected link between abnormal breast growth in young boys--called prepubertal gynecomastia--and regular...

Prenatal exposure to plasticizer may affect male fertility in future generations

CHICAGO -- Chemicals found in a variety of routinely used consumer products may be contributing to the substantial drop in...

Exposure to low levels of BPA during pregnancy can lead to altered brain development

CHICAGO -- New research in mice provides an explanation for how exposure to the widely used chemical bisphenol A (BPA)...

Roux-en-Y surgery linked with more non-vertebral fractures than adjustable gastric banding

CHICAGO--Patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery may be at greater risk for non-vertebral fracture than those having adjustable gastric...

Clinical medicine training prepares medical students to treat transgender patients

CHICAGO--Medical students who are specifically trained in clinical transgender medicine are better prepared to treat transgender patients, a new study...

New solution to harmful algal blooms raises hope of economic and environmental benefits

Credit: Dr Martin Rejzek - John Innes Centre A cheap, safe and effective method of dealing with harmful algal blooms...

Climate change promotes the spread of mosquito and tick-borne viruses

Spurred on by climate change, international travel and international trade, disease-bearing insects are spreading to ever-wider parts of the world....

3-D tissue model of developing heart could help drug safety testing for pregnant women

The heart is the first organ to develop in the womb and the first cause of concern for many parents....

Long-term monitoring is essential to effective environmental policy

Credit: Photo: Jordan Jessop) (Millbrook, NY) Environmental policy guided by science saves lives, money, and ecosystems. So reports a team...

Blood vessels also affected by Alzheimer’s disease

Credit: INc-UAB Researchers from the Institute of Neuroscience at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (INc-UAB) demonstrate for the first time...

Chemical peels are safe for people with darker skin, result in few side effects and complications

BOSTON-- Results from a new study led by Boston Medical Center (BMC) indicate that, when performed appropriately, chemical peels can...

Bees: How royal jelly prevents royal offspring from falling out of their cells

Credit: Pixabay.com / PollyDot Defying gravity: A special mixture of proteins in the larval food of bees ensures that future...

Signaling pathways to the nucleus

Credit: Source: Institute of Biology II/University of Freiburg A team of researchers from the University of Freiburg have discovered how...

80 percent cut in liver metastasis by restricting the blood vessels supplying it

Credit: (UPV/EHU) Metastasis is the process whereby a tumour that grows in one organ breaks away from it and travels...

Coral reefs suffering in Philippines despite outlawing damaging fishing practices

Credit: Jennifer Selgrath Some of the fishing methods used in today's small-scale fisheries are causing more damage to coral reefs...

80% cut in liver metastasis by restricting the blood vessels supplying it

Credit: (UPV/EHU) Metastasis is the process whereby a tumour that grows in one organ breaks away from it and travels...

Development of an enzymatic cycling method using pyruvate kinase