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Credit: University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. – Washing with soap and water is second nature for many. But in many...

Credit: Katy Robertson Since the early 1900s, veterinarians have observed intervertebral disc disease — a common cause of back pain,...

Credit: Dana-Farber/Boston Children's BOSTON (January 19, 2017) — Precision medicine – in which diagnosis and treatments are keyed to the...

Dr. Nancy Sweitzer: “I think it’s a great Arizona story that we had this confluence of expertise across very different...

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, April 28, 2017 — Tens of thousands of people gathered in Washington, D.C., and...

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 21, 2017–Researchers have demonstrated the effectiveness of a minimally invasive...

Credit: NIAID LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Dec. 19, 2016 — The virulent pathogen that causes the disease tularemia, or "rabbit fever,"...

Loss of megaherbivores such as elephants and hippos can allow woody plants and non-grassy herbs and flowering plants to encroach...

Credit: University of Pennslyvania Infections caused by viruses, such as respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, measles, parainfluenza and Ebola, are...

Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA–(June 6, 2017) Neurons have long enjoyed the spotlight in neuroscience–and for good reason: they are...

Credit: Stand Up To Cancer Santa Monica, CA (January 30, 2018) — Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) announces today a...

Credit: Pelin Tozman, AMBER and CRANN Institute, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland DURHAM, N.C. — Material scientists have predicted and built...

Credit: Bryce Richter/UW-Madison MADISON, Wis. — In our guts, and in the guts of all animals, resides a robust ecosystem...

Credit: PS Rao. Domesticating plants to grow as crops can turn out to be a double-edged scythe. On one hand,...

IMAGE: This image shows foods high and low in PAMP. Credit: University of Leicester Study identifies harmful PAMP molecules in...

Credit: ASCO ALEXANDRIA, Va., February 22, 2017 – CancerLinQ LLC and the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) are partnering...

Are you a fitness enthusiast? If so, moderation and appropriate rest periods may be the key to healthier exercise, as...

MANHATTAN, Kan. — A multidisciplinary team from Kansas State University will be part of a public-private partnership seeking technological revolutions...

Credit: American Cancer Society A new study suggests that an American Cancer Society (ACS) program has been effective in promoting...

Credit: University of Alberta Edmonton–Patients with obesity have a higher risk of infection within 30 days after receiving heart bypass...