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Vaccines to combat a virus that can lead to fatal lung infections are urgently needed to help prevent child deaths...

Credit: Natalie Christian Those who crave brownies or hot cocoa may be happy to hear that heroes too small to...

Peer support is recommended by the World Health Organization for the initiation and continuation of breastfeeding, but in a survey...

Researchers at New York University College of Dentistry (NYU Dentistry) have described a new target that may open the door...

In a study of men with an average age of 71 years, lifestyle factors such as never smoking, maintaining a...

July 7, 2017, Cleveland: A team of Cleveland Clinic researchers is leading a first-of-its-kind multicenter clinical trial to assess the...

ITHACA, N.Y. - A recent discovery by Cornell University researchers could lead to a new, effective treatment for persistent tuberculosis...

Investigators have found a new marker that might be used for diagnosing a common form of lung cancer, especially at...

Researchers found that a family-based treatment for obesity in children--which included nutritional advice, exercise, and behavioral counseling--was effective. The treatment...

Credit: Kai Peng of Huazhong University of Science and Technology WASHINGTON, D.C., July 7, 2017 -- The last time you...

A new article looks at how currently available drugs for various conditions might be repurposed alone or in combination with...

Tampa, Fla. (Jul. 7, 2017) - The next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs are being formed at U.S. universities. Exactly...

Investigators have revealed that the Gram-positive, anaerobic bacterium Clostridium difficile is widely distributed in soil samples from children's and dogs'...

Credit: UCF, Kimberly Lewis Improving projections for how much ocean levels may change in the future and what that means...

New research reveals that a treatment called Stem Cell Educator therapy is safe and effective for treating type 1 and...

Credit: VaquitaCPR The world is marking International Save the Vaquita Day on July 8 by supporting VaquitaCPR's ambitious, emergency plan...

Nicole Scheff, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Dr. Brian L. Schmidt, director of the NYU Bluestone Center...

In a recent study, babies who were large at birth had an increased likelihood of being obese when they were...

A research team led by Jackson Laboratory (JAX) Professor Karolina Palucka, M.D., Ph.D., in collaboration with a research team at...

Credit: Mateus Borba Cardoso A new strategy to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria has been described by Brazilian researchers in Scientific Reports,...