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Credit: FEFU press-office Scientists from Far Eastern Federal University developed a new synthetic derivative of fascaplysin - a biologically active...

Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have identified a therapeutic target to prevent or delay...

Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(March 19, 2018) Ask a dozen people about their greatest fears, and you'll likely get a...

CHICAGO--A new study helps explain changes in the intestines that may be responsible for the reversal of diabetes in people...

A surprising finding by Rockefeller University scientists about a rare liver cancer's behavior could lead to more comprehensive patient monitoring...

SEATTLE -- Mar. 19, 2018 -- Scientists have discovered a human antibody that, when tested in mice, prevented malaria infection...

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL (March 19, 2018) - In January 2017 guidelines were released urging parents to begin early introduction of...

CHICAGO--A compound that mimics a naturally occurring hormone that regulates appetite may help people who have obesity but not diabetes...

CHICAGO--Studies have found an association between insufficient sleep and the development of insulin resistance, one of the factors that cause...

CHICAGO--Mothers who overeat during the period when they are breastfeeding may have children who are at increased risk of becoming...

CHICAGO--Breastfeeding may protect high-birthweight infants from having overweight or obesity as children, new research from South Korea suggests. The results...

CHICAGO--Race and pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) both affect leptin and adiponectin levels, and leptin levels in mid-pregnancy may be...

Credit: CRCHUM It took eight long years of research, but now an international team led by neuroscientists at Université de...

Barcelona, Spain - 18 March 2018: Patients with atrial fibrillation could reduce the risk of dementia by taking stroke prevention...

(European Society for Medical Oncology) The decline in cancer of the intestines -- colorectal cancer -- is one of the...

Credit: Anita Burgos/Grueber Lab/Columbia's Zuckerman Institute Columbia University researchers have identified the nerve cells that initiate a fly's escape response:...

Barcelona, Spain - 18 March 2018: The more alcohol you drink, the higher your heart rate gets, according to research...

MANHASSET, NY -- Feinstein Institute for Medical Research scientists announced an experimental, rapid and non-invasive way to diagnose endometriosis, which...

CHICAGO--A new birth control pill for men appears to be safe when used daily for a month, with hormone responses...

CHICAGO -- A man's semen count is a marker of his general health, according to the largest study to date...